The Secret Keepers of Old Depot Grocery

Author: Amanda Cox
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group, 2021
Pages: 324
Rating: Recommend

Synopsis: Present Day. After tragedy plunges her into grief and unresolved anger, Sarah Ashby returns to her childhood home determined to finally follow her long-denied dream of running Old Depot Grocery alongside her mother and grandmother. But when she arrives, her mother, Rosemary, announces to her that the store is closing. Sarah and her grandmother, Glory Ann, make a pact to save the store, but Rosemary has worked her entire life to make sure her daughter never follows in her footsteps. She has her reasons - but she'll certainly never reveal the real one.

1965. Glory Ann confesses to her family that she's pregnant with her deceased fiance's baby. Pressured into a marriage of convenience with a shopkeeper to preserve the family's reputation, Glory Ann vows never to love again. But some promises are not as easily kept as she imagined.

Review: I loved the title of this book, and the cover art. The story itself was also compelling. Alternating timelines still aren't my favorite. This author packed a lot of family secrets and details into this novel. It's an intricate plot with new information being revealed at every turn.