Don't Tell Anyone by Laurie Boris

Thank goodness for authors like Laurie Boris. She reminds me that the indie-author world is, mercifully, populated by some topnotch authors. 

Invariably, she ticks all the boxes:

I'm hooked on page one.

The characters are immaculately drawn and defined.

The story neatly structured.

Her writing is faultless.

The editing exemplary.

...all round excellence, in fact.

It’s a story about a woman with a terminal illness. A woman whose two sons and daughter-in-law find out accidentally. Apart from why they were not told earlier about this distressing news, the issue opens a Pandora’s box of secrets, lies and unspoken emotions. Three people whose lives were ambling along in an okayish, bordering on mediocre, way, suddenly find they’re walking a tightrope of relationships. The tensions build as the reader learns whether the truth and revelations see them falling off or reaching the other side.

Along with the impeccable character portrayal and beautifully conceived story…poignant, sad, shocking even…Laurie manages to mix in a little, but perfectly balanced, humour. The result? A five-star book.