false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255693895m/2113409.jpg 2113410 7 <p>Everyone has secrets. Some we keep to protect ourselves, others we keep to protect those we love.</p><p>A devoted city dweller, Cornelia Brown surprised no one more than herself when she was gripped by the sudden, inescapable desire to leave urban life behind and head for an idyllic suburb. Though she knows she and her beloved husband, Teo, have made the right move, she approaches her new life with trepidation and struggles to forge friendships in her new home. Cornelia's mettle is quickly tested by judgmental neighbor Piper Truitt. Perfectly manicured, impeccably dressed, and possessing impossible standards, Piper is the embodiment of everything Cornelia feared she would find in suburbia. A saving grace soon appears in the form of Lake. Over a shared love of literature and old movies, Cornelia develops an instant bond with this warm yet elusive woman who has also recently arrived in town, ostensibly to send her perceptive and brilliant son, Dev, to a school for the gifted.</p><p>Marisa de los Santos's literary talents shine in the complex interactions she creates between these three women. She deftly explores the life-altering roller coaster of emotions Piper faces as she cares for two households, her own and that of her cancer-stricken best friend, Elizabeth. Skillfully, de los Santos creates an enigmatic and beguiling character in Lake, who draws Cornelia closer even as she harbors a shocking secret. And from the first page until the exhilarating conclusion, de los Santos engages readers with Cornelia, who, while trying to adapt to her new surroundings, must remain true to herself. As their individual stories unfold, the women become entangled in a web of trust, betrayal, love, and loss that challenges them in ways they never imagined, and that ultimately teaches them what it means for one human being to belong to another.</p> 2212314 book 1 4 2008 Belong to Me: A Novel total:4588|5:1177|4:1995|3:1137|2:235|1:44| 4588 17790 8121 1330 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 5 25 false Tue Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 13:57:49 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 14:11:47 -0700 2008
I thought this was positively delicious. And I’m not just saying that because I got the book for free, either. I’m not afraid to trash free stuff, you know (Hi there, Old Navy Jeans! You still su...more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 5 6 false Thu May 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 15:59:10 -0700 2008 Thu May 08 16:00:55 -0700 2008 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 4 4 false Sun Sep 21 13:44:45 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 13:54:44 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2113409 0061557633 9780061557637 95 27 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255693895m/2113409.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113409.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 4 3 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 08:37:52 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 05 14:37:52 -0800 2008 Belong to Me is the ultimate chick lit book, and as a bonus it's really well-written. I fell right into the story, and although I read the novel that preceded it (Love Walked In) I don't think it's absolutely necessary - a reader new to Marisa de los Santos could follow this novel just fine.

...more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 1 3 false Sun May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 22 07:20:44 -0700 2008 Sun May 18 11:32:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 4 3 false Tue Apr 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 01 13:35:56 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 15 20:21:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2743800 0061686182 9780061686184 15 9 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255693900m/2743800.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2743800.Belong_to_Me 4 7 false Sun Nov 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 04:27:15 -0800 2008 Thu Jun 04 11:59:12 -0700 2009 that woman... the urbanite who moved to the suburbs and I'm that woman longing for the security blanket ...more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 2 3 false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 06:52:25 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 07:01:38 -0700 2008
The first half is difficult to read. The author loves to embellish everythin...more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 5 2 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 17 11:16:07 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 07:02:50 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 5 2 false Wed Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 09:58:56 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 18 14:04:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 5 2 false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 15 17:48:11 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 24 14:53:41 -0700 2008 Love Walked In return along with some other lovable (Dev) and questionable (Piper) characters, all of whose lives intersect in a most satisfying way.

In chapter 2, I was afraid this would be a common housewife story. By chapter 3, I liked the book. By chap...more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 5 2 false Mon Jun 16 08:06:41 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 21:06:22 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 08:06:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 5 2 false Thu May 29 09:50:55 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 09:55:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 5 2 false Sun Apr 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 27 17:30:19 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 06:50:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 5 1 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 22:00:57 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 30 22:49:56 -0800 2008
This book is about 'perfect' lives and family secrets and everything in between. My f...more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 4 1 false Fri May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 18 08:02:04 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 20 07:38:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 3 1 false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 08:22:31 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 05:32:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 4 1 false Fri Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 21 13:08:49 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 10:52:14 -0700 2008
The story is told from 3 different characters points of view with chapters alternating between them. I enjoyed this literary device very much because I thought the characters were well d...more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 4 1 false Wed Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 14:32:09 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 18:03:23 -0700 2008 Love Walked In and not just the author's second novel. Sigh.

Similar in style to Jodi Picoult and Anne Tyler (without...more...]]> 2113410 0061240273 9780061240270 4363 1259 3.88 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1204946187m/2113410.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2113410.Belong_to_Me_A_Novel 5 1 false Tue Feb 10 08:06:03 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 08:09:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2113409