I have read 4 books in the last 7 days and I feel like I’ve been living in many different worlds. Last night I started the new Emily Giffin novel,”Where We Belong”. I read until midnight in between watching the Olympics and have been riveted in my chair today with this book.
When I say riveted in my chair, I don’t mean because of suspense. “Where We Belong” is a family story filled with secrets and lies, anger and forgiveness. Reading it makes you stop and think where you came from and why you are like you are today. It showcases the common elements all families face, but the best thing is it gives you is the reassurance that no family is perfect and that is perfectly okay.
This book touches a cord within me because the root of my anxieties all my life was the need to be perfect, have the the perfect family and life. We all know that that is the impossible dream and this book allows me to take comfort in this.
Emily Giffin writes with delicate sensitivity and keeps me wanting to turn the pages (which is why I almost forgot this post today).
And so, as another day goes by, I must get back to the book because the end is only pages away, and…I have written.
LInda,
I love reading Emily Giffin. I’m bringing this book to the Cape tomorrow on our trip. How’s the weather there? Can’t wait to sit on the beach.
Meg