Tell me something true- Book Review

Gabriella always loved the picture of her mother kneeling in front of a bed of roses, smiling, beautiful and impossibly happy. But then she learns that her late mother hated gardening; that she had never wanted the house in the Hollywood hills, the successful movie producer husband, and possibly, her only daughter. When Gabriella discovers a journal--a book that begins as a new mother's letters to her baby girl, but becomes a secret diary--the final entry leaves one question unanswered: the night her mother died, was she returning to Colombia to end an affair, or was she abandoning her family for good? (Goodreads.com)







This is my first time reading this author. This story has 2 points of view of Helena and Gabriella. They are the mother/daughter in the story. I loved learning more about a different culture.




There is also a reading group guide with some very good questions about the characters and their actions. Gabriella is trying to find out more about her mother, who died in a plane crash. I loved the theme of choices , and adultery , and true love. There were some themes I hadn't noticed but I got most of the themes.


The author does state that this based on a true event that happened, but the story is all hers. I didn't know that this was based on real event til the end.




I give this book 4 out 5 stars. It comes out October 1,2009 in paperback and $13.99.