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BOOK DESCRIPTION:

"On a stifling Christmas Eve in 1967, the lives of the McDonald children --- Deborah, Robert, James and Meredith --- changed forever. Their mother, Rosemarie, told them she was running out to buy some lights for the tree. She never came back. The children were left with their father, and a gnawing question: Why had their mother abandoned them?

Over the years, the four siblings have become practiced in concealing their pain, remaining close into adulthood, and forming their own families.

But long-closed wounds are re-opened when a chance encounter brings James face-to-face with Rosemarie after nearly forty years.

Secrets each sibling has locked away come to light as they struggle to come to terms with their mother's reappearance, while at the same time their beloved father is progressing into dementia." (Description from back of book.)

Started and finished this book within a 24-hour period. Really enjoyed it! I didn't want the book to end, and I was underwhelmed by the ending, but the book was still very enjoyable. I want do a controlled release, as this book is too good to wild-release.