(Something Horrible happened, but a lot of pages have to pass before Casey's ready to talk about it.)Įventually the police clear the house, and with Violet's dad out of the picture, she's taken care of by her grandmother Polly. Instead Violet finds herself drawn closer to Bess' oldest daughter, Casey, who's abruptly come home from college in Alabama after less than a semester. Bess' daughter Nicole used to be Violet's BFF, but with TV news identifying Norah as "The Suburban Madam," Nicole wants nothing to do with her. Bess and Norah used to be best friends but haven't seen much of each other for some time. With her mom in jail and their house off-limits as a crime scene, Violet is told to grab her things and sent to spend a few days with a neighbor, Bess Strickland. Her mother, Norah Ramsey - a divorced mom and respectable marketing executive - has just been arrested for running a prostitution ring out of a ritzy spa. Marybeth Mayhew Whalen, an author who divides her time between Charlotte and Surf City, serves up a hearty stew of sex, secrets and lies in "This Secret Thing," a novel set in Raleigh.Īs the book opens, 15-year-old Violet Ramsey is being pulled out of class and ordered home.
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