2010 March 12

Book Review: Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident

Title: Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident
Author: Anjuelle Floyd
Publisher: Three Muses Press
Publication Date: June 15, 2007
Paperback: 176 pages
ISBN: 978-0976926184
Genre: Literary Fiction

About the Novel:

One truth begets another as a tale of passionate confrontation in a restaurant travels from eyewitnesses to others present. Each protagonist views the attack through an emotion-stained lens, the story taking on a life of its own as filtered through different individuals’ pasts, present and futures.

Ultimately every character unweaves and re-braids their hidden truths and exposes the chain of inner mysteries that binds them.

My Review:

The Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident is a brilliantly crafted series of eight short stories, when combined create a marvelous twist. Each story is interconnected with the others through the witnessing of an act of violence in a restaurant. Through the eight sections of the novel, the reader learns about the lives of the eyewitnesses and the impact this one incident has on these lives and how they are forever altered. Anjuelle Floyd cleverly weaves together a delightfully complex storyline in a seamless manner, much as a master craftsman would weave a basket. The Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident tells how one isolated incident can not only be viewed differently but how the aftermath of witnessing such and act can alter the lives of those who were present. My only complaint: Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident ended too soon. I wanted to continue reading this wonderful masterpiece and look forward to the future works of Anjuelle Floyd. The Keeper of Secrets…Translations of an Incident would make a brilliant choice for a book discussion group

About the Author:

Anjuelle Floyd is a wife of twenty-seven years, mother of three, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in mother-daughter relations and dream work. More information may be found on her website.

I received a complimentary copy of Keeper of Secrets by Anjuelle Floyd from the author. Receiving a complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of aforementioned novel.

Aloha Friday 12 March

Some of my readers know what I have been going through these past weeks, this last being the longest and most exhausting of my life. So today’s question is going to require as little brain power as possible.

The question for today: What was your favourite book as a young child?

Mine was (and still is) A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh. I still have my original copy.

Visit An Island Life for more fun Aloha Fridays.

Clear Away the Clutter Read-A-Thon

Kate from The Neverending Shelf is hosting the Clear Away the Clutter Read-A-Thon

Anyone can participate in the Clear Away the Clutter Read-A-Thon and I hope many bloggers as well as non-bloggers plan to participate. Each person can read as little or as much as they wish, s this is meant to be fun!

The Clear Away the Clutter Read-A-Thon Begins: 7am, Monday, April 5th and Ends: 11pm, Sunday, April 11th

I have neither decided how long I will be reading for nor do I have any idea which books I will be choosing to read. As the event moves closer I will have a better idea of my book choices.

To learn more or sign-up, head over to Kate’s blog.