Naomi’s husband Colin passed away suddenly two years ago and life has moved on well for Naomi she has settled into life on her own in her beautiful home by the sea and has her daughters and friends and is very happy.

The Scarlet Letterby Nathaniel Hawthorne: In seventeenth-century Puritanical Boston, Hester Prynne is ostracized after giving birth to an illegitimate child.

Even If Your Heart Would Listen: Losing My Daughter to Heroin by Elise Schiller

I don’t often come across a book in which I find so many of the characters empathetic. At the same time, the situations rang true to life and I could imagine my sisters, or my daughters reacting similarly. Things We Left Unsaidby Zoya Pirzad, translated by Franklin Lewis: Set in 1960s Iran, a content housewife has her world shaken up when a handsome widower moves in across the street.

She uses her no-nonsense attitude and chemistry principles to teach the women in America to not only cook but to follow their dreams outside of the home. Tara was wild in her youth. She joined an ashram, spent time as a beggar, and spent years chasing a homeless artist. She did all of this with little Antara by her side. Now, Tara is starting to forget, and Antara is a grown adult who is married and has made a career for herself as an artist. She’s forced to take care of a woman who never cared for her and make peace with her haunting past.Whilst the three women share a very close relationship, there are things that are kept hidden, especially by Naomi. Her daughters would like her to sell up and move to London to be near them. Naomi hasn’t told them about Ellis; a long-lost friend who has recently moved in next door and is fast becoming much more than just a friend. Seventeen years ago, Jess lost her daughter Beth due to a momentary lapse in judgment. While she has tried to move on, she knows she was to blame, and that she’s expected to endure a lifetime of guilt for what happened. When Jess moves away with her new family, the past will follow her. She fears the secret she has kept for so long will have devastating consequences. A great book for moms who love psychological thrillers, this one will have your heart racing.