9781491723609. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 228. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 228 p. Contains: Unspecified. Laurel Sandlin has the perfect life. She lives in Pleasant Hill in her dream house, complete with white picket fence and pool. A wife and mother, with loving family nearby, she couldn't be happier-but even perfect people are bound to have problems. Laurel's stay carefully hidden until her father's sudden illness. The trauma of his sickness forces the dark elements of his past to come to light and threaten the safety of everyone he knows. Laurel tries to keep his past a secret and protect her future, but it is impossible. Everything begins to crumble. Soon, her marriage begins to fail, and chaos overtakes her peaceful life. Laurel has no choice but to face up to the past. As she digs deeper into her father's past, she discovers a part of herself she had forgotten existed. Now Laurel must decide if exposing the truth is worth risking it all.
