A very good , enjoyable book. It’s not necessarily just a bench read. Yet as a corporate, securities & bank regulatory lawyer, who did a fair amount of M & A work, I take issue with referencing the subjects of UDG’s private law practice as “cases.” M & A lawyers refer to them as “deals” or “transactions” not as “cases” like litigation oriented attorneys. Also I noted that at one point point, the author mentions a Supreme Court nominee as requiring confirmation by both the Senate and House. A quick reading of the US Constitution reveals that Supreme Court Justice are appointed by the President with advice and consent of the Senate [not the House too]. I chalk this error up to faulty editing. Otherwise, this Book is superb!

I didn’t know anything about the author. The characters are so real and 3 dimensional. Although the main characters were selfish and emotionally immature, the story shows how life can be messy when you don’t have the courage to be authentic and how lies trap you and those around you.

Love the book; however, the ending was upsetting! I couldn’t believe it ended like that! 😢

…can’t help be reflect on where you were each year in your own life. Equal parts predictable and frustrating. Overall a good, easy read.

I just wish the situation between characters had resolved years earlier and in a different way. This was just sad, sad, sad.

Love love love, captured and kept my attention for the 2 days it took me to read this amazing story!

Could not put this one down!

Such a sweet book. I wish the story would continue…. The ending left it open for a continuation!!!! I want to know what happens to the kids!!! Love reading her books. She creates true to life characters that I think about when I’m not reading about them! Which book is next???

Good, but terribly sad and gut wrenching. The waiting…the lives of two people who find true happiness and love for only 3 days each year…

I love Ellin Hilderbrands work. Her books are engaging with well developed characters and just the right amount of details in the story development. This book has an interning use of key words used to set the timeline at the begins of each chapter. This treatment really resonated with me. It put me right into the time period. The relationships of characters took me on a roller coaster ride of emotions; happy, sad, passionate, devastated, lagging, and crying. This book was so easy to read I flew through it in a matter of days. I loved every page until the last. Although I absolutely loved the book — it was not my favorite ending.