Review: Girl Unknown – Karen Perry

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David and Caroline Connolly are swimming successfully through their marriage’s middle years―raising two children; overseeing care for David’s ailing mother; leaning into their careers, both at David’s university teaching job, where he’s up for an important promotion, and at the ad agency where Carol...

David and Caroline Connolly are swimming successfully through their marriage’s middle years―raising two children; overseeing care for David’s ailing mother; leaning into their careers, both at David’s university teaching job, where he’s up for an important promotion, and at the ad agency where Caroline has recently returned to work after years away while the children were little. The recent stresses of home renovation and of a brief romantic betrayal (Caroline’s) are behind them. The Connollys know and care for each other deeply.

Then one early fall afternoon, a student of sublime, waiflike beauty appears in David’s university office and says, “I think you might be my father.” And the fact of a youthful passion that David had tried to forget comes rushing back. In the person of this intriguing young woman, the Connollys may have a chance to expand who they are and how much they can love, or they may be making themselves vulnerable to menace. They face either an opportunity or a threat―but which is which? What happens when their hard-won family happiness meets a hard-luck beautiful girl?

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David & Caroline Connolly’s marriage has weathered a few storms over the past few years. Everything seems to be smooth sailing until Zoe Harte appears in their lives. Zoe is a student in one of David’s class and now she claims to be his daughter from a previous relationship.

David can’t help but connect with Zoe because of the feelings he had for her mother.

Caroline and their kids are dealing with their share of mixed emotions about their new family member. Will David & Caroline’s marriage survive this new test? Is Zoe really who she claims to be?

Girl Unknown took my emotions through the ringer. I can’t remember the last time I have been annoyed with every character in a book. But with saying that I couldn’t put this book down once I started reading it. The characters were very well-written. Even though I disagreed with a lot of decisions that were made by the characters – I was able to understand why they were doing it. Sometimes hurt lasts longer than when we say all is forgiven.

This story had so many layers and I was eager to peel each layer and reveal its truth. As for the rating – I went back and forth between 3.5 & 4 stars because there were some slow parts towards the end. But I ended up giving it 4 stars.

I recommend this book!

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