Glory Ann is pregnant and her fiance, Jimmy, has been shipped overseas to Viet Nam. Word comes back fairly quickly that Jimmy is listed as KIA. The problem is that Glory Ann's father is the pastor of a church and feels that her pregnancy will cost him his ministry. So he takes things in hand and takes her to a town an hour away to marry a grocer. She is not allowed to come back home for visits, or to bring her daughter to know her grandparents. First Secret.
Rosemary has grown up in the Old Depot Grocery, working there almost from the time she could walk. The one thing that Rosemary couldn't get around is the difference in how she was treated as opposed to her sister. She always felt that she came in second to Jessamine in Glory Ann's affections. Right before Rosemary is to graduated from high school, she undertakes her one act of rebellion and leaves the store an hour early to go to a party. While at the party, someone broke into the store and shot her Daddy. Rosemary feels it is her fault that her Daddy died. Second Secret.
Sarah, Rosemary's daughter, has come back home after her husband died in a car accident. She was going to leave him the night he was killed. He traded celebrating their anniversary to go take care of something for work. He was always trying to garner his own father's approval, Sarah's secret is so secret, she doesn't even know it herself. Third Secret.
This book will make you feel all the feels--love, anger, sadness, grief, guilt, fear, and even a few more emotions I haven't already named. Amanda Cox's second novel is one worth reading. Glory Ann, Rosemary, and Sarah are strong characters and all three tend to butt heads one way or another. It's easy to see how misunderstandings get in the way of their healthy relationships, and it's easy to see how these characters could be real life people. The Secret Keepers of the Old Depot Grocery is a five star novel, with two thumbs up, and finding a purpose in life no matter what your age is.
Revell Publishing and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions are my own.
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