A chance meeting between former best friends Lainey Carson and Sydney Beaumont, who haven't seen each other since they left high school in Newport News, Va., 18 years earlier, leads to lies and deceptions aplenty in this less than satisfying psychological melodrama from Arnold (Pieces of My Sister's Life). Sydney, the proprietor of an occult shop, Six of Swords, where artist Lainey has interviewed to paint a mural, manages to persuade her childless old friend to hide her 12-month-old, Molly, to keep the baby safe from her abusive husband, whom Sydney plans to divorce. When Sydney and her hubby later announce on national TV that their baby has been kidnapped, Lainey must go on the run with Molly, to whom she grows increasingly attached. Unlikable main characters will make it tough for readers to root for this twisted tale's supposed heroes, Lainey and Alex, the solemn stranger who appears out of nowhere to try to save her from her fears.
When We Were Friends by Elizabeth Arnold was a fantastic book! I have never read any of Elizabeth Arnold's books before and I am pleasantly surprised. This is one of those books you open and the main plot of the book happens on the first page, then you just can't put it down cause you are dying to know what is going to happen! The twist didn't come until the end and it was so good! Some of the ideas in the book were a little far fetched and the pain Lainey holds onto for 18 years after high school is a little crazy! Overall good book!
I recommend this book for all ages and does make a great book club book. The book has discussion questions in the back for you.
Anyone else read this book? What did you think?
Are you in a book club? What were your favorite book club books?
Happy reading!
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