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While I Was Gone
While I Was Gone | Sue Miller
MILLER WEAVES HER THEMES OF SECRECY, BETRAYAL AND FORGIVENESS INTO A NARRATIVE THAT SHINES.TimeFASCINATING . . . Despite having a loving husband, three vivacious daughters, a beautiful home in rural Massachusetts, and satisfaction in her work, Jo Beckers mind is invaded by a persistent restlessness. Then, an old roommate reappears to bring back Jos memories of her early 20s. . . . Her obsession with that period of her life and with the crime that concluded it eventually estrange Jo from everything she holds dear, causing her to tell lie after lie as she is pulled closer to this man from her pastand to a horrible secret.Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
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HeatherBookNerd
While I Was Gone | Sue Miller
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The writing was lovely and I liked the quiet, slowly building tension. It does bring up questions about how well you can really ever know another person‘s true nature, or your own for that matter. What are the secrets we hide, and why? I‘m not sure I‘m quite satisfied with the ending but it was definitely an engaging read.

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BarbaraBB
While I Was Gone | Sue Miller
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#Riotgrams day 8: #SpinePoetry

I couldn‘t come up with something better!

While I was gone
She‘s come undone
The beggar maid
How late it was, how late

Ms_T Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 7y
Kalalalatja It feels like a blurb on a book I would read 😄 7y
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HannaPolkadots
While I Was Gone | Sue Miller
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Pickpick

I both liked and disliked the main character, and personally I think this story could benefit from being a bit longer, but I enjoyed it.

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HannaPolkadots
While I Was Gone | Sue Miller
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Two #womenintranslation for #aprilbookshowers day 7, @RealLifeReading . Both of them in my #tbr for April.

RealLifeReading Very moody covers! 8y
HannaPolkadots True! Does not in any way reflect my current mood of mountain hiking , flower picking, listening birds singing, enjoying my Easter breaking mood 😁 8y
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Skeebies05
While I Was Gone | Sue Miller
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I'm surprised that there were no posts about his book. I first read it my junior year of high school, circa 2001. I did a book report on it as well, I used a vintage suitcase as my prop.