The Safety of Secrets

Michel, DeLaune. The Safety of Secrets. Avon. 2008. c.320p. ISBN Readers will be drawn into this story of contemporary L A life infused with remembrances of childhood friendships and coming of age in the South. Michel's characters are well developed, and she weaves a compelling plot. Highly recommended for all public libraries. Background: A Louisiana-raised writer/actress and a cousin of novelist James Lee Burke, Michel founded Spoken Interludes, a reading series in New York and Los Angeles. Her second novel (following Aftermath of Dreaming) chronicles the friendship of Fiona and Patricia through tumultuous childhoods and adulthoods. Growing up in Lake Charles, LA, the two grow up and move to Los Angeles to become actresses. One gets famous, while the other gets married. Dark secrets may or may not take their toll.--Sarah E. Myers, Red Feather Lakes, CO.