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The Deepest Secret is the story of a family, actually of an entire neighborhood, and how those in the family and neighborhood interact with one another. It brings home to us the fact that everyone has secrets and how jarring it can be when we learn the secrets those we think we know work so hard to hide. The fact that the story revolves around a young man with a rare disease adds an extra dimension to the tale. Buckley has done an excellent job of getting into people's heads. She has given us a cast of real people who do real things. I found this novel difficult to put down and a very satisfying read.

Carla Buckley's latest work epitomizes the thriller in its purest form. There are no super heroes, psychopaths or serial killers; only real people like you and me. They live in a cul-du-sac like any other in thousands of towns throughout the country. Her characters are real, the story is gripping, and will keep you guessing up to the very end. I recommend it highly.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It serves as a warning to be careful because when cracks form in the foundation of our lives, of our families, they are so easily and insidiously filled in with lies and secrets and silences. The elements of tension and suspense and deep family dynamics in this story reminded me of Buckley's first novel, THE THINGS THAT KEEP US HERE. Both novels would make a great book club picks.

When I first saw the size of this book, I was afraid: Oh, no, a big book right at holiday time! But I jumped in, and could hardly put the book DOWN. It's a thought-provoking tale about a family with a very special-needs son - a boy just entering his teens who has an extreme allergy to UV rays, to the point that if he's exposed for too long, he could die from the burns. Add an older sister, a dad who works in another state, a needy best friend, and a variety of neighbors (all of whom have their own secrets), THEN toss in a tragic accident, and you have one enthralling read and study of human dynamics. I had not read Carla Buckley before, but I am definitely going to read her again. Highly recommend!

Eve Lattimore worked so hard to keep her family together and one rainy night's tragic occurrence illuminated the reality that each family member was an island harboring secrets against the backdrop of a medical condition that impacted each of their lives.

I enjoyed this engaging novel which would foster great discussion for book clubs. How well do you really know the ones you love? How far would you go to protect your family?

Due to health issues 14-year old Tyler can only go out when the sun goes down. Unbeknown to his cul-de-sac neighbors, Tyler uses his camera to capture moments (and secrets) of their lives.

It doesn't take too long to become involved with the main characters and storyline of the book. There are layers of secrets involving the main characters, as well as the neighbors.

A thought I took away from this book is there are neighbors you don't know, but really do, and neighbors you think you know, but really don't.

I do think the pace of the book is a bit slow and in a few places it's bogged down with "nature" descriptions that I don't find relevant to the story.

Overall, I enjoyed the book, found it to be page-turner, and think it would work well as a book club selection.

This was a very intriguing book about family secrets. As the story unfolds we find that not only Eve was keeping secrets in the Lattimore family - all of them had secrets. Its the story of a family with a special needs son who gets most of the family attention, to the detriment of the rest of the family. Some parts of the story were unbelievable but overall this was a great novel that kept you reading until the end.

Oh , the secrets that we keep! That is what this page turner is all about. The Deepest Secret, by Carla Buckley kept me reading into the night, even though I had Thanksgiving dinner for 20 to prepare for! I needed to know how this all was going to turn out. Eve, married and mother to two teenagers, has a really big secret. It is imperative to her that no one finds out what she did one rainy dark night. The life of her youngest child depends upon it.
But she is not the only one, it turns out, that is keeping secrets, leading us to wonder about how well we know all the people in our life.
I found the writing in this very suspenseful novel quite enthralling. My stomach clenched as I put myself in Eve's place as she lives through the days following her misdeed trying to keep her life from unraveling. I really liked this book.