Hello everyone. I hope you are having a perfect day.
I've been easing into the topic of moving with hubby. As I have made very clear, I dislike hurricanes. We have lost lots of trees on our lot, lost parts of our house, been without power for weeks and yet we are the lucky ones. Many people have experienced much worse. Hubby has been fairly agreeable to moving. We have a large historic home. Beautiful and so well built but is getting to be too much for us. Too much to heat, cool and most definitely clean! This is a great house for a family or people that like to entertain.
We've been considering where to move, looking for a distance from the ocean...obviously. Also considering weather, taxes, living costs, traffic. All the boring, I mean good stuff. A few years ago one of my sisters moved into, hmmm, how shall I say it without offending an entire group of people. She moved to a semi-southern interior state. If you are reading this from a conservative country, please close your eyes. To be honest, my sister moved to the butt crack of nowhere. To hillbilly hell. Okay, uncover eyes. The strange thing is she loves it. Yes, she grew up in New York. But she loves the lack of traffic. The slower pace, neighbors knowing each other. Politically not everyone agrees, but she recognizes it is a gift to disagree and question. My sister and her family are really happy. Now they are trying to get us to move over there. Hold on to your hats, we are actually considering it. I know, it makes me clutch my pearls and throw my head back dramatically to even admit it. When I was a kid, I wanted so badly to live near the coast, after many years of do so I am tired of sand and storms. I guess the grass is always greener. We'll see, but a move is in our future. and I'm trying to read some of my extensive collection of back list books.
I recently read Little Secrets by Jennifer Hillier. This is the story of a married couple, Marin and Derek. One day while out shopping, their son, Sebastian, wanders away. Unable to find him they review store cameras and find he was taken by someone dressed as Santa. A year later, still without any results from the authorities, their son remains missing. Marin hires a private investigator who does not find the son but some disturbing information about Derek. This story turns you every which way, having you feel for the characters but dislike them as well. You trust them, then wonder what terrible things they have done in the past. This carefully written story will keep you guessing.
I likely this book but found it a bit slow and lengthy. I think the ideas could have been conveyed in a shorter story. A fun mystery but not a heart pounding thriller. A cautionary tale and a worthwhile read.
