Nichole Bernier

The Unfinished Work of Elizabeth D. : a Novel Nichole Bernier Unabridged edition

Summer vacation on the island was supposed to be a restorative time for Kate, whod lost her close friend Elizabeth in a sudden accident. But when she inherits a trunk of Elizabeths journals, they reveal a woman far different than the cheerful wife and mother Kate had known. The complicated portrait of Elizabethher upbringing, her marriage, and journey to motherhoodmakes Kate question not just their friendship, but her most fundamental beliefs about loyalty and deception at a time when she is uncertain in her own marriage. When an unfamiliar mans name appears in the pages, Kate realizes the extent of what she didnt know about her friendincluding where she was really going when she died. Set in the anxious post-September 11th summer of 2002, this story of two womentheir friendship, their marriages, private ambitions, and fearsconsiders the aspects of ourselves we show and those we conceal, and the repercussions of our choices.