Lynn Austin's Newest Novel Set in the Gilded Age

 

All My Secrets by Lynn Austin

Set in the Gilded Age, this book traces the lives of 3 women in a well-to-do family.  These women, Junietta, Sylvia and Addy must decide how to proceed now that their son, husband and father is gone and their lives are disrupted.  Will it be a chance to start anew or a scramble to hold onto what they cannot stand to lose?

The author weaves the story of the lives of these three women and their pasts into lessons astute readers will take to heart.  She portrays the heartbreak of lost love, the beauty of second chances and the importance of living a worthwhile life.  The plot steadily carries the story forward while alternating between the three women and their choices.  The reader is kept interested while the background and the secrets of the women are revealed.  The story raises many good questions, causing the reader to think through their own life choices.

As Lynn Austin is one of my go-to authors, I heartily recommend this book.  Readers will enjoy the story and the setting and the life lessons that permeate it.  I am grateful to the publisher for the complimentary copy of this ebook, in exchange for this, my honest review.