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Fifteen-year-old Melinda is looking forward to spending another summer with her cousins Rebecca and Kate in the small outport village of Cook's Cove on Newfoundland's west coast. Rebecca is a goody-goody who is under the thumb of her stern mother. Kate, the city dweller, is determined not to let a boyfriend block her future. Melinda, for her part, has a tendency to act out. The cousins act like sisters, watching out for one another. When a stranger comes to the village and invites Rebecca to Boston to develop her artistic talent, the girls are suddenly exposed to the possibilities of the outside world. Melinda finds herself not only responsible for keeping family secrets but also faced with deciding just how far family loyalty should go. Displaying the authenticity of one who grew up in an outport community, Mary Sheppard has written an uncompromising and riveting novel set in a time and place when the fishing industry was still strong and the deeply rooted sense of community was both comforting and stifling.
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Lucille Lebeau
reviewed Seven for a Secret on September 05, 2012
Seven for a Secret
Honest, lively, and bittersweet, this book is a perfect read for anyone interested in a tale of family secrets, love, mistakes, and the outport communities of Newfoundland.
Seven For A Secret is set in the 60's, and it manages to make its characters and culture seem both relatable and old-fashioned. You can't help but like the characters, even in their most unlikeable moments, and they are more than quaint, small-town characters; they have grit and strength and weaknesses that make them come alive. There is so much life and detail in this relatively short novel, you'll feel like you've lived through Melinda's experiences yourself, and that is the best praise a book can receive, in my opinion. This isn't a light book, but it's realistic in its darkness and though the ending may surprise you, I think it was the most honest ending I've ever read. The author didn't try to fool you or satisfy you with emptiness and problems easily solved and forgotten. Not everything has to be happy to be good, and this is especially true when it comes to books. This one will make you feel everything.
It would be especially fitting to read this in the summer, but anytime you can get your hands on it is a good time. I'm not sure if it's readily available to anyone outside of Atlantic Canada; you probably won't find it in your favorite bookstore. But you can find it on Amazon or any other online bookstore. And it's a treasure worth seeking.
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