*****(5/5)
Laura and Donnie have been married for 23 years ( that means they were married in the wonderful year I was born- 1983!) and their 21 year old daughter Stasha ( real name Anastasia- now you can breath a sigh of relief that they did not name their child Stasha). Stasha is engaged to be married. The book alternates between all three as they each maneuver through, life, work and marriage. Laura is sick and tired of being sick and tired of Donnie putting his work first and is beginning to relive her dreams of being an artist. Donnie lives and breathes for his business, he has dreams making his ad agency even bigger, but at what cost. Stasha is excited- she has just graduated from college and is engaged to a great guy, however she just hopes to find a job. Once they are married, though she learns how big a job marriage is. The story is great and I loved how in intertwined between all the characters. You got to see things evolve fully and you got to see two sides of the marriage coin. Newlyweds, who typically go in not expecting all the work and a marriage that has so far, stood the test of time AND people willing to work to keep standing. I really enjoyed this book as an honest description of marriage.
Throughout the book, especially during Laura's section, there are “divine thoughts (or guidance)” so to speak. At first that annoyed me, but I grew to appreciate the “thoughts” as the story went on. Those thoughts added so much to the book and if you are a believer, than you will defiantly understand and recognize these moments. They make this and the characters appear even more realistic.
The Secret of Us is a beautiful, heartfelt, realistic view of marriage, relationships, life and the power of God to build and ( to help us) keep all of it together.
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