when nina mccarrick's husband dies suddenly everything in her life is turned upside down. it's not just the loss of her husband, whom she loved, that hurts. because what she learns is that their life is built on smoke and mirrors and his death brings everything crashing down around her. and it would be one thing if it were just her that needed to re-acclimate, but her two sons haven't asked for any of this and she has to be strong enough to protect them.
the art of hiding is not just about what we hide from the people we love, it's about what we hide from ourselves, it's about the hiding we do from others. nina has to start over but the further away that old life resides, the more she realizes that it kept her in a cage. and this new life where she has a job and works hard to keep her kids happy and connects with her sister and fellow rugby parents is more fulfilling and rewarding and happier than the life she lived before.
starting over means that she doesn't have to hide anymore. she can be her true self. and as much as she misses her husband. she also realizes she resents him. and she also realizes that she loves him no matter what he did. even as she realizes that she let him isolate her from people who would have loved her in order to keep his love to himself. people are complicated and often difficult to know. to some degree, we all hide something. this truth is what lies at the heart of the art of hiding which is more than just another book about a widow who has to start over.
**the art of hiding published on july 18, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/lake union publishing in exchange for my honest review.
the art of hiding is not just about what we hide from the people we love, it's about what we hide from ourselves, it's about the hiding we do from others. nina has to start over but the further away that old life resides, the more she realizes that it kept her in a cage. and this new life where she has a job and works hard to keep her kids happy and connects with her sister and fellow rugby parents is more fulfilling and rewarding and happier than the life she lived before.
starting over means that she doesn't have to hide anymore. she can be her true self. and as much as she misses her husband. she also realizes she resents him. and she also realizes that she loves him no matter what he did. even as she realizes that she let him isolate her from people who would have loved her in order to keep his love to himself. people are complicated and often difficult to know. to some degree, we all hide something. this truth is what lies at the heart of the art of hiding which is more than just another book about a widow who has to start over.
**the art of hiding published on july 18, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/lake union publishing in exchange for my honest review.
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