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Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780778321286 ISBN: 0778321282 Label: Mira Manufacturer: Mira Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 432 Publication Date: January 01, 2005 Publisher: Mira Studio: Mira Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Annie A loving mother and wife, Annie O'Neill was the heart of the small community of Kiss River. But her generous nature hid a darker side that remained secret for years after her tragic death. Lacey When Lacey O'Neill finally learns the shattering truth about the mother she's spent a decade emulating, the foundation of her life begins to crumble. Then her close childhood friend dies, leaving her teenage daughter, Mackenzie, in Lacey's care, and Lacey unwillingly finds herself in the role of mother. Mackenzie Uprooted by her mother's death, Mackenzie resents her new home of Kiss River. She wants nothing to do with the father who never knew she existed--and especially not her mother's oldest friend. But the person who could understand her best might be the one she resents most: Lacey. As the secrets of the O'Neill family are brought to light, Her Mother's Shadow explores how the dark corners of the past can be illuminated by the hope that truth brings. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Fantastic characters and plot!After reading SECRET LIFE OF CEECEE WILKES, I went on to read BEFORE THE STORM and BAY AT MIDNIGHT. I loved these three novels so much that, based upon recommendations here and at Diane's blog, I purchased the KEEPER OF THE LIGHT trilogy. I am so glad I did. I love the characters and plots in these novels, and I especially love how there were always secrets to be learned in each book. HER MOTHER'S SHADOW was a real page-turner, and it is my greatest hope that Diane will continue this excellent ... Read More Rating: - Originally Posted on Romance Junkies in 2005Diane Chamberlain is a master storyteller, able to blend romance with women's fiction in a seamless flow of words. In a trilogy set in North Carolina's Outer Banks, HER MOTHER'S SHADOW is the grand finale to a tale that began with Keeper of the Light and flowed flawlessly into Kiss River (Mira). HER MOTHER'S SHADOW focuses on Lacey O'Neill, a woman in her late twenties who has spent the past decade molding herself into the image of her mother. When Lacey was thirteen, her mother, "Saint ... Read More Rating:  - Very Readable but terribly predictableI read the other reviews on this book and I'm a little confused. I never read another book by Dianne Chamberlain until this one. I will admit that she totally grabs you from the beginning and you just want to keep reading it. However, I found the story line to be completely predictable. I didn't know anything about the characters but I knew exactly where she was going with the story as it progressed. I figured out the relationships before she wrote them down, so I was a little disappointed in how ... Read More Rating: - Diane Chamberlain Does it Again!Do you remember the last time you started a book at 9:00 PM and read all night until you finished? I thought I was too old to do that anymore, that surely no matter how good a book was that I would fall asleep before long. I was wrong. Last night at about 9:00 PM I went into the bedroom to watching Trading Spaces (hubby was watching TV out in the living room) and started HER MOTHER?S SHADOW by Diane Chamberlain. Eight hours, three cans of Diet Pepsi and a bag of microwave popcorn later, I finally ... Read More Rating: - Slow start, but picks up...Lacey's mother was known as Saint Anne. Known for her good works, it was not unusual for Anne to have spent her Christmas working at a women's shelter, and for Lacey to be with her. It was that goodness that placed Anne in the line of fire when a crazed husband broke in and killed her as he aimed for his wife. But, it was not Anne's goodness and tragic death that scarred Lacey's heart. It was learning about the bad side of her promiscuous mother that hurt the most. Almost karmically, Lacey finds ... Read More 
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