It had been way too long since I'd read adult fiction, so my review might be affected by how much I had missed it. 
 The three women featured in this novel are all unique and easy to relate to, though I found it hard to keep their stories straight, especially in the beginning. They each deal with their own serious situations, yet the novel isn't a particularly dark read. There's some tension as to how the secret will be resolved, and I was satisfied with the ending. 
 This is better suited for book club fiction lovers who enjoy reading about relationships, family, and loss, and less so for crime fiction lovers (view spoiler)[The murderer's admitted haste in leaving the crime scene and giving the victim a personal item would seem to be enough evidence for tracking him down. Even DNA fingerprinting was coming available in the mid-1980s, according to google. I find it hard to believe someone besides his mother couldn't figure out it was him. (hide spoiler)]