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The characters were easy for me to relate to and the secret that mother and daughter shared was the kind of nightmarish reality that I think many people worry about.  I don't want to give away anything, but I would recommend this book to anyone.","none","rv-01kx26qyn6p4zye3mhex27knka",[],"2026-07-09T01:09:15.000000Z"]