So who writes journals?
I'm not talking about blogs, I mean actual journals, where you use a pen and paper.
I used to! The only reason I don't anymore is because I write so much faster when typing.
Anyway, journals are a part of a wonderful book I just finished reading called The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D by Nichole Bernier.
About The Book From Amazon.Com:
Before there were blogs, there were journals. And in them we’d write as we really were, not as we wanted to appear. But there comes a day when journals outlive us. And with them, our secrets.
Summer vacation on Great Rock Island was supposed to be a restorative time for Kate, who’d lost her close friend Elizabeth in a sudden accident. But when she inherits a trunk of Elizabeth's journals, they reveal a woman far different than the cheerful wife and mother Kate thought she knew.
The complicated portrait of Elizabeth—her troubled upbringing, and her route to marriage and motherhood—makes Kate question not just their friendship, but her own deepest beliefs about loyalty and honesty at a period of uncertainty in her own marriage. When an unfamiliar man’s name appears in the pages, Kate realizes the extent of what she didn’t know about her friend, including where she was really going on the day she died.
The more Kate reads, the more she learns the complicated truth of who Elizabeth really was, and rethinks her own choices as a wife, mother, and professional, and the legacy she herself would want to leave behind.
My Point Of View: Imagine losing your best friend and getting her journals. I was immediately hooked on the premise of the book. I mean, journals are a way you can really "see" a person. You get to read their most private thoughts. As Kate reads through the journals, she learns about some of the secrets that Elizabeth had. (One of them being that Elizabeth had a sister..something that Kate didn't know.) The book kept me interested in what Kate would read next. The book is well written and I would recommend it, especially for a book club. Lots of questions and discussions could come from reading this book. After all, how well do we really know someone?
About the Author: You can learn more about Nichole Bernier here!
Crowne and Broadway Publishing are offering a lucky reader a copy of the book. If you don't want to wait, you can purchase it in stores or on Amazon, plus a variety of other places.
Giveaway Rules
--Must live in the US
--No PO Boxes
Mandatory Entry: LIKE Nichole Bernier's Facebook page and tell me you did so in the comments.
Extra Entries:
--Tell me if you've ever written journals before
--Tweet about this giveaway
For each thing you do, please leave a separate comment. And PLEASE leave your current e-mail address in a comment so I can contact you if you should win.
I'll run the contest until May 20th.
Good luck!
**I was given a copy of the book to review. I was not paid for this post. My opinions are my own**
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