The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery
2022 Christy Award Winner for General Fiction and Book of the Year!
"Cox is a writer to turn to for emotionally rich and redemptive fiction."--Booklist starred review
Present Day. Sarah Ashby returns to her childhood home, determined to finally follow her dream of running the family business alongside her mother and grandmother. So when her mother, Rosemary, announces to her that Old Depot Grocery is closing, Sarah and her grandmother, Glory Ann, make a plan to save the store. But Rosemary has worked her entire life to make sure her daughter never follows in her footsteps. She has her reasons--but she'll certainly never reveal the real one.
1965. Glory Ann confesses to her family that she's pregnant with her deceased fiancé's baby. Pressured into a marriage of convenience with a shopkeeper to preserve her family's reputation, Glory Ann vows never to love again. But some promises are not as easily kept as she imagined.
This dual-time story from Amanda Cox deftly explores the complexity of the mother-daughter relationship, the way the secrets we keep shape our lives and the lives of others, and the healing power of telling the truth.
"Amanda Cox's poignant novel waltzes 'between grief and joy' as its mothers and daughters grow to appreciate each other's strengths."--Foreword Reviews
"Cox is a writer to turn to for emotionally rich and redemptive fiction."--Booklist starred review
Present Day. Sarah Ashby returns to her childhood home, determined to finally follow her dream of running the family business alongside her mother and grandmother. So when her mother, Rosemary, announces to her that Old Depot Grocery is closing, Sarah and her grandmother, Glory Ann, make a plan to save the store. But Rosemary has worked her entire life to make sure her daughter never follows in her footsteps. She has her reasons--but she'll certainly never reveal the real one.
1965. Glory Ann confesses to her family that she's pregnant with her deceased fiancé's baby. Pressured into a marriage of convenience with a shopkeeper to preserve her family's reputation, Glory Ann vows never to love again. But some promises are not as easily kept as she imagined.
This dual-time story from Amanda Cox deftly explores the complexity of the mother-daughter relationship, the way the secrets we keep shape our lives and the lives of others, and the healing power of telling the truth.
"Amanda Cox's poignant novel waltzes 'between grief and joy' as its mothers and daughters grow to appreciate each other's strengths."--Foreword Reviews
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The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery is a very well written novel that tells the story of three generations of womenâs secrets and memories. Cox connected all three characters viewpoints throughout it all, the story flowed quite well. I cherished each character, and she worked effectively of making everyone with their own personality. I fell in love with Coxâs writing and imagination when I read The Edge of Belonging so this definitely was a must read for me. Five stars hands down.
I would like to thank Revell for a copy in exchange for my honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
I would like to thank Revell for a copy in exchange for my honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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