“Well, at least you have your priorities in order.” My brother sounded like he was pouting. I remembered the way he would hide under the kitchen table when our parents fought, refusing to come out.
Title: Close Your Eyes
Author: Amanda Eyre Ward
ISBN: 978-0345494481
Publisher: Random House/2011
Pages: 272
This books open in 1986, where Lauren Mahdian and Alex are kids, six and eigth, respectively. When Lauren wakes up from a nightmarish dream, she finds her mother murdered and father arrested of the same crime. Alex and Lauren are bound by that tragedy. Alex has always been in touch with their father, writing him letters and calling him. However, Lauren has no contact with her father.
Come to 2010, Alex, now a doctor and wants to do something. He goes to Iraq and disappears. Lauren is now utterly alone, with no one to turn to. Her boyfriend, Gerry, is a good person but Lauren is unable to get close to him. Slowly, Lauren tries to unravel the truth from her memories, to find out what really happened that night.
We find that Sylvia and Victoria are strangely connected to the Mahdian family. How? The answers to that one keeps the reader in tenterhooks until the end. It is about love between siblings, about love for ones parents and also about that love, which the giver can't understand. Lauren has this strange compulsion to find out everything after Alex disappears. It is her love for him that forces her to seek the truth which she had always tried to brush aside.
It has the right element of suspense, mystery and a good story line. All in all, a good read.
Aw, sort of a sad teaser, this time. :O/
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an intriguing read. Thanks for sharing your teaser!
ReplyDeleteSounds like an afternoon delight!
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The book sounds good.
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What a wonderfull teaser!
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Kyanara from laced little muffin's reading corner
This reminds me of "The Murderers Daughters." Sounds good.
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She lost all of her family, what a sad thought.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a sad book. If you get a chance, my teaser is here.
ReplyDeleteI just finished this book last week and really enjoyed it! As I've been to Austin many times, I felt like she really drew a wonderful picture of the town - in addition to the characters. Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteInteresting sutff, in this teaser, and on the site. My stuff is here:
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