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"Now we're just alike." So begins Fiona and Patricia's friendship that warm autumn morning in first grade in Lake Charles, Louisiana, their bond forged ever closer by Fiona's abusive mother and Patricia's neglectful one. Their relationship is a source of continuity and strength through their move to L.A. to become actresses; through Fiona's marriage and Patricia's sudden fame. When husband and career pressures exact a toll, the women wonder if their friendship can survive. Then a dark secret from their past emerges, threatening to destroy not only their bond, but all they've worked for as well.
The Safety of Secrets is a beautifully written exploration of the bonds forged in childhood and challenged decades later, of the fulfillment of dreams and the damage they can cause, and of secrets being uncovered and the truth we find inside.
In her second book (after Aftermath of Dreaming), Michel offers the muted chronicle of Patricia and Fiona, actresses and best friends since the first grade, who flit around modern-day Los Angeles while their friendship crumbles. Over the course of the book, Fiona and Patricia's friendship unravels, and when Patricia reveals on national television the secret that Michel has been alluding to through strategically placed flashbacks, their friendship hits the skids. While holding glimmers of interest in the rich descriptions of the girls' childhood in Louisiana, and an almost intriguing inside look into the world of celebrity, this book never gives a reason to stay invested or keep reading. Fiona and Patricia hold a lot of potential-family baggage, interesting careers, unlikely romances-but the pieces never come together, leaving the reader at an uncomfortable distance. Like the paparazzi photos and glamorous lifestyle the book talks so much about, it never really ventures beneath the surface.
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