I loved this book. Family secrets, betrayal, forgiveness. This story illustrates the fact, do we ever really know our parents? Perception is also our own version of reality. The heart ache of losing a parent to Alzheimer's was heartbreaking and very realistic.

What do you do when the person you trust most in the world betrays you on your wedding day with your fiancee? Colleen runs and creates a life far away from her home and family. 10 years later she comes home and has to deal with the betrayal and discovers a secret that will change everything she has ever believed. Will she stay or will shae run again?

A story about family, heartbreak,betrayal and the awful reality of Alzheimer’s. It was an engrossing story, one I read in a day.
I thought it was really good! Thanks fir the early copy!!

A wedding day discovery causes a rift between sisters that goes on for years. Until they are forced to come together to help their father. Lots of intriguing discoveries as they begin taking small steps to understand each others lives. This story spans continents as it unwinds. A must read.

Lena Donohue left home ten years ago on her wedding day after seeing her sister with her fiancé. When she hears about her dad’s health, early onset Alzheimer’s, she must return home to help. Family, secrets and relationships make this new novel worth reading.

Two sisters are living with betrayal and mistrust from the opening of the book. This not only affects the sisters, but the whole family even extending to the tight knit community. As a new tragedy surfaces, memories and mystery of a lifetime of love send this narrator contemplating the very meaning of "home". Is it the people, the low-country river, the family Irish Pub, or something else entirely. Beautifully written with a lump in my throat ending. Well done in every way.

This book felt with betrayel, forgiveness, acceptance and teaches things aren’t always what they seem to be. Wonderful story that kept me wanting to find out more.

Patti Callahan Henry is one of my favorite "beach read" authors. I love that she writes about the lowcountry and places that I know. Her characters are well developed and her stories are pure southern.

Living in South Carolina, I appreciate Patti Callahan Henry's books and their exploration of family set in the Low Country environment. In this book Henry tackles the subject of dementia, family betrayal, and forgiveness. Lena Donahue has left the family because of a personal and intimate betrayal and has become a successful travel writer. She is called back home when her father is diagnosed with dementia. Reconnecting with her family stirs up all the feelings of betrayal and her longing to find her home again. As the story unfolds, the author reveals family secrets that, once revealed, can be either devastating or dealt with and healed.
Henry has a deep love for the Low Country and this environment is ideal for stories of family. In this book she also explores Irish roots and culture. She is a master of untangling complex family relationships and providing the "happy" ending that is reflective of living the beach life.

Lover this author. After having lived in the south for 30 years, I have my favorite Southern writers and she is one. I recommended this book to a patron today!!!

A story of family, love and forgiveness. Coleen has stayed away from home for 10 years, after discovering her sister in her fiancées arms on their wedding day. But now, summoned home by her brother, she has to face Halley, because their father is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s. She adores her father and brother but she she once again trust and love her sister?

Thank you, Netgalley, for the opportunity to read this wonderful story. I initially wanted to read it because of the author and the South Carolina setting, but this story could have taken place anywhere and been just as good.

The book begins with betrayal and estrangement. Add in an Irish father with developing Alzheimer's and the family dynamics begin to change. This is a timely story, and one that will hit home with many readers. After I finished it, I needed to savor it for awhile before starting a new book. I highly recommend this book (it will be published in June). (less)

This is a nicely written story of two estranged sisters who are brought back together when their father becomes ill with Alzheimers.

I was really happy to get this book to read. I really enjoy Mrs Henry's books.
I really enjoyed this one. Being able to read the story about this family, learning it's secrets, how they got a long or didn't, and what the story means to them.
Her books always pull me in, and keep me reading up past my bedtime.
Thanks to #netgalley and #berkleypublishinggroup for letting me read this week.

I received an invite to read, I have read all of her books but 2 (which I am currently trying to find), so I was excited to read this book.

What should be a best day of her life, turns to worst in a flash.

10 years later, she made a new space, her space, then she receives a phone call -
her dad needs her. Memories have kept her from home, now dad is losing his.
One wants to forget and can't; one wants to remember and can't.

Use the good memories!
Memories hold an immense amount of power- they can bring us happiness or pain, they can make us shiver
or prevent us from doing things and wake us in the middle of the night.
Alzheimer's can't take love away.

Forgiveness - Forgetting - Grace - Kindness
I loved this book, I did not want to put book down.

Patti Henry's novel hits home in many ways for families experiencing betrayals and dealing with Alzheimer's as I have. It helps to read about others' trials, as well, even though it is fiction. I could relate to each family member as each lived with hidden memories and secrets. I recommend reading the book for comfort and inspiration.

This is a poignant and heartfelt story about family secrets, betrayal and ultimately finding love, family and the meaning of home. The story revolves around a father with Alzheimer's Disease and the toll it takes on family and friends.

Henry writes emotionally charged books about Southern family life and her newest revolves around Lena, a woman who hasn’t set foot in her small South Caroline hometown for years after having her heart broken. Now a travel writer, she goes everywhere but home, until she finds out her father is losing himself to Alzheimer’s. She and her estranged siblings decide to record as many of their father’s memories as they can while there is still time. Having gone through this with my own family, I appreciate the way that Henry handles the “partial” loss of a loved one who is still here, but not as the person we remember.