One
thing I don’t like about reading a series is that I forget a lot of what
happened in the previous titles. This series
started “The Story of Arthur Truluv,” and continued with “Night of Miracles.” I
enjoyed both book a lot, especially since I read them back-to-back.
In
this third outing, reader will encounter characters who featured prominently.
First is the small town of Mason, Missouri, outside Columbia. While there isn’t
a lot of details about this quaint community, I get the feeling it that
picturesque American town that is often seen in Hallmark movies. Baker Iris
Winters and Maddy Harris, the girl who rescued Arthur Truluv, along with
Maddy’s daughter, Nola, are the featured characters.
Maddy
(and Nola) have come home from New York. Maddy’s marriage is on the rocks; she
needs time to think and gain some perspective.
A
group of the town’s women decide to start a weekly supper club. Comradery and
food are the appeal of the group. However, the supper club turns into a
confession club, where each week, one of the women confesses something from her
past. It felt like an AA meeting to me. But the odd part was that the group
discusses and dissects the event. What was the point? I guess it was a way for the women to get it
off their chests, but why discuss it?
The past is past.
I usually
devour Elizabeth Berg’s novels, but this one felt a little flat. There were
scenes that were sheer pages turners and others that I had to push my way
through. Therefore, “The Confession Club” receives 3 out of 5 stars in Julie’s
world.
"The past is never dead. It's not even past." -William Faulkner
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