December 11, 2024 THE SOUND OF SILENCE

You know the saying--"Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus"--  Well I'm here to tell you that IT'S  TRUE. Case in point. My car has been acting strange for about a month. I thought it was the brakes at first--so I tell my husband--he takes it for a ride and thinks I'm NUTS. I keep driving around town and then I start hearing THE SOUND.  He takes it for another ride--AND thinks I'm NUTS.  Then he says---What's it SOUND like?? How am I supposed to know? Does he want me to imitate it? Explain it?? Describe it?  Seriously--what does that even mean?? Now I think he's NUTS.  The next day I drive to work and listen for THE SOUND-- I'm determined to---IMITATE/EXPLAIN/DESCRIBE IT. After I hear it---I rack my brain to come up with words to describe it.  The closest I can get is---GROANING METAL.  Hey I thought that was quite descriptive. Again--He thinks I'm NUTS--shakes his head--takes the car for  ride AND NOTHING ..................Maybe I can somehow capture THE SOUND on my phone OR take voice lessons and somehow mimic it??????  If you see me on the side of the road next week--you'll know why. Just hope I have a book with me. If you're looking for a quick read check out my review of The Heiress by Rachel Hawkins. As the story begins, Cam an English teacher, and his wife Jules live a very ordinary life in their rented apartment in Colorado. This is strange considering Cam is actually a multi-millionaire--who has renounced his inheritance from his adopted mother Ruby McTavish. After his uncle dies, Cam  decides it's time to go home to tie up loose ends and make peace with the past. Upon their return to Ashby House in North Carolina, Cam and Jules reacquaint themselves with Cam's horrible family which stirs up many unhappy memories. In the meantime, the reader is introduced to Ruby's letters written right before her death and it seems that nothing is as it seems at Ashby House, which has now fallen into disrepair and fits right in with this thriller/mystery. Find out what secrets each character is hiding from the other and if being a multi-millionaire is worth the headaches when you read this real page turner.  Its full of twists and turns with interesting characters and an ending I didn't see coming. Enjoy.