false 4628652 1 In a small town, everyone knows everything about everybody. Or do they? For twenty years, Kate Doyle has been haunted by the night when she was forced to flee from her tiny Virginia home town and abandon her childhood sweetheart, Reed Fitzgerald. So when Kate, now in her mid-30s, escapes her unhappy life in Washington, DC and takes a much-needed vacation, the last thing she expects is to be reunited with Reed. Now, under the warm clear Caribbean sun, amid ancient churches and pink flamingos, Kate and Reed seek to revive the love that they thought was gone forever. But will small-town secrets ruin their last chance for happiness? Woven into the modern tale of Kate and Reed are the tales of those who came before them. Their mothers: teenagers in the chaotic 1960s, best friends who are in love with the same man although only one of them knows it. Reed's grandmother: already a bitter old woman by the 1930s, she would do anything to carry on the family name...and would drive away anyone who came between her and her grandson. And even the founder of the town: in 1865, what guilty secret drove one man to bring his two daughters across the ocean from Ireland and settle in the dark Virginia hills? At its heart, Homesong is the story of a small town: its lies and truths, its beginnings and endings. It's about proud secrets, unrestrained joy, and the old adage that you may leave your home, but it never really leaves you. 4678690 20 9 2008 Homesong total:6|5:5|4:0|3:1|2:0|1:0| 6 28 14 3 5 0 false false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 08 16:41:28 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 16:45:42 -0800 2008 1 5 0 false false Sat Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 22 13:48:01 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 13:48:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 03 16:30:34 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 16:30:34 -0800 2009 ]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jun 17 05:52:24 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 05:52:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Apr 05 04:39:13 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 04:39:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Mar 07 20:46:44 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 07 20:46:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jan 27 11:31:46 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 11:31:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 09 10:34:01 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 10:34:01 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 04 15:22:30 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 15:22:37 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Dec 14 17:24:21 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 14 17:24:24 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Dec 06 01:11:04 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 01:11:16 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Oct 14 19:06:07 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 19:10:48 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Sep 14 09:18:06 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 09:18:06 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Fri Sep 12 08:26:13 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 08:26:13 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4628652