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    Truth of the Matter
    Truth of the Matter
    Truth of the Matter
    Audiobook9 hours

    Truth of the Matter

    Written by Jamie Beck

    Narrated by Tanya Eby, Lauren Ezzo and Janet Metzger

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    About this audiobook

    Starting over means looking back for a mother and daughter on the road to reinventing themselves in a moving novel about family secrets and second chances by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jamie Beck.

    Seventeen years ago, two pink stripes on a pregnancy test changed Anne Sullivan’s life. She abandoned her artistic ambitions, married her college sweetheart before graduation, and—like the mother she lost in childhood—devoted herself to her family. To say she didn’t see the divorce coming is an understatement. Now, eager to distance herself from her ex and his lover, she moves with her troubled daughter, Katy, to the quaint bayside town of Potomac Point, where she spent her childhood summers.

    But her fresh start stalls when the contractor and onetime love interest renovating her grandparents’ old house discovers a vintage recipe box containing hints about her beloved grandmother’s hidden past. Anne is drawn into exploring the mysterious clues about the woman whose memory is fading, while also helping her daughter manage a rocky adjustment to a new school. When uncovered secrets shatter past beliefs, each woman must confront her deepest fears in order to learn it’s never too late to live her best life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 22, 2020
    ISBN9781713506775
    Truth of the Matter
    Author

    Jamie Beck

    Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author Jamie Beck’s realistic and heartwarming stories have sold more than two million copies. She is a two-time Booksellers’ Best Award finalist and a National Readers’ Choice Award winner, and critics at Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, and Booklist have respectively called her work “smart,” “uplifting,” and “entertaining.” In addition to writing novels, she enjoys dancing around the kitchen while cooking and hitting the slopes in Vermont and Utah. Above all, she is a grateful wife and mother to a very patient, supportive family. Fans can learn more about her at www.jamiebeck.com, which includes a fun extras page with photos, videos, and playlists. She also loves interacting with everyone on Facebook at facebook.com/JamieBeckBooks.

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    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book and how it touched on the struggles families face during divorce or separation. Blending families is so hard. Sharing your children when you’re used to having them with you all the time, it’s so difficult. The constant worry when you’re not with them. I just wish there would have been a sequel to this, I’d love to see where it goes!!
    • 5/5
      This story about Charlie West and his adventures are pretty much non-stop action. Some downtime with teenage antics and a bit of romance. But the basic plot is very good. I could see this being turned into a movie or TV series for teens. It’s as good as the others I’ve seen.I’m an Andrew Klavan fan now. I recommend these books to parents for their teens and for adults who enjoy a great story. But...you must start with the first book.
    • 4/5
      This book (and series) is very readable - there's action and a straightforward storyline. But I really have enjoyed the philosophical underpinnings of this series (a big word for a typical teen novel). Charlie is patriotic in the best sense - committed to freedom AND responsibility as well as a good dose of faith. In this third book of the series the reader gets a lot of questions answered, right along with Charlie who has been missing a year of his life for most of this series. Looking forward to the last book.
    • 5/5
      "The Truth of the Matter" was one of the thrilling books of The Homelanders series. I don't read much, but these books were amazing.Charlie West was just an ordinary boy with an ordinary life until one day he woke up tied to a chair in the middle of a room with a year of his life erased from his memory. He didn't know how he got there or why he was there. the first thing on his mind was how to escape. Charlie soon learned that he had been detained by a terrorist group called the Homelanders and both them and the police were after Charlie only for different reasons. He searched for the truth and finally found someone that would know exactly what was going on. Still on the run charlie knew he was putting himself in more danger by finding the one person who could tell him everything that he did not remember. He never gives up and he is determined to find the truth of the matter.Charlie relies on trust in his friends and God to help him find the truth. I too rely on God and my friends when I am dealing with difficult situations. True friends are always good to have and God is always there whether you want Him to be or not.I would recommend this book to anyone who likes mysteries and lots of action.
    • 4/5
      This is definitely YA fiction and so I forgave a lot of improbables during the reading of the Homelander trilogy (the biggest one being that an AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOLER would be the main person enlisted to bring down a large terrorism plot). Having said that, I can see encouraging my children to read this series when they are teenagers. I think they'd like it.
    • 3/5
      In this third book of the series we learn even more about how Charlie has ended up being accused of murder and part of the terrorist group called the Homelanders. Although I didn't find this one as exciting as the first book, I still enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to the last installment.