Hidden Secrets

I gave this three stars because the characters were likable and the story was sweet. However, the situations in the book were just too unbelievable. The whole family just picks up and moves on a day's notice. They are used to living a wealthy life and now are happy on a farm in Oklahoma. The way they speak changes overnight to include every country saying that the author could come up with. I have relatives in Oklahoma and they don't talk this way. I mean really, "Meaner than a skunk caught up a tree". Okay, that wasn't in the book but similar things. Some of the sayings didn't even make sense. Also, SPOILER ALERT...two of the four women are engaged within a couple of months to men they just met there. The roadside vegetable stand made the previous owner a millionaire. Uh, I don't think so. I almost put the book down several times because of the silliness in the plot. I have read many Carolyn Brown books years ago so maybe my tastes have changed. I just guess I need a bit more realism to go along with a nice plot and likeable characters.

I'm not sure why this book received so many good reviews. I didn't think it was very good or interesting. The story line was not believable at all.. four generations of women up and decide to leave their life of luxury in one day and all move to Oklahoma together. Two of them fall in love within 2 weeks - how often does that happen in real life? Too many women to keep track of, the story was all over the place. Poor grammar used throughout the book made the characters less believable. I'm having a difficult time finishing this book due to the silly story that is totally unbelievable.

I really wanted to like this book. I've read other works by Carolyn Brown and have enjoyed them. I found the character development very lacking. What you get from the introduction of each character is it - no depth to the character development. The storyline is also simplistic. All of life's challenges can be easily sorted out. A bit of a fairytale. This book just was not my cup of tea.

I recommend this book for any woman aged 13 to 95 who has, has had, or who plans to have, a relationship with any other woman in her family. Hidden Secrets is filled with humor based on truth. Four generations of Brewster women set out for a farm in Oklahoma that only one of them, the great-grandmother, knows anything about. The others are just along for the ride, or so they think. Each woman, in her own way, has demons to fight and lessons to learn, and the produce farm in Oklahoma turns out to be just what they need to “let go,” and learn those lessons.As their secrets slowly emerge and they begin to learn just how much love and trust actually exists among them, we get to watch and pull for them to succeed. I won’t tell you that they all do succeed. You’ll have to read the book and find out. You may think this isn’t your kind of book, that you don’t read family dramas. Give this book a chance. I don’t really care for the genre myself, but this one is a keeper!

I am quickly becoming a Carolyn Brown fan! This is the second book I have read by her and I think I enjoyed it more than the first one. The story is a four women who move from the only life they've known to a small town in Oklahoma. They are wealthy and have never had to really work. The story centers around Hannah, the great-grandmother, Karen, the grandmother, Sue, the mother and Kim the daughter. Hannah's cousin Norma passes away and leaves Hannah the farm. Hannah decides to leave everything she's known in Morgantown West Virginia and drive to Oklahoma to begin a new life. as each other lady decides to go with her we find out they all have secrets about their past that they are trying to run away from. Life in Oklahoma is definitely different than the rich life of Hotel ownership in Morgantown West Virginia! Along with two cute Neighbors, John and Luke, the ladies discovered that hard work and small town living can bring peace and happiness. And A Little Romance... I really enjoy the way Carolyn Brown brings real life to her stories. For a great escape and a book that will leave you smiling with a few giggles along the way, read hidden secrets. You will definitely be glad you did!

Having read a book that was so boring I wondered why I'd bothered, it was so refreshing to read this Hidden Secrets book. I must admit at times it was a bit 'schmaltzy' but maybe that was just what I needed at the time. It was optimistic, heart warming and very readable - read it in a day! There is a place for this type of book and if you want a feel good factor - well, it's in there.

Easy light reading but rather lacking in depth and substance. Everything turns out predictably well and all the four generations of related characters very unlikely just move to a completely new area, fall immediately in love with it and rather unbelievably willingly agree to just give up all their old previous lives. They all follow their predicted paths with everything rather too conveniently just fitting into place.

A truly great story well written and amusing that just takes you in and carries you along, no need to worry about what the world outside,this is a great place to be.

Again Carolyn Brown's pulled some wonderful characters and amazing situations out of of her imagination and has written a story with a heart

I had my Kindle for Christmas and couldn't wait to try it out, so downloaded this book after reading the blurb and some of the reviews. It might be that it is just not my type of book, because although it started well, it soon started to get a bit far fetched. The personalities of the characters became too unbelievable and prodictable, which meant that towards the middle of the book it was obvious how it was going to end.