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Finding Mrs. Ford
Finding Mrs. Ford: A Novel | Deborah Goodrich Royce
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On a sunny summer morning by the sea in New England, Susan Fords cocoon of privilege is threatened when an Iraqi man from her distant past boards a plane in Baghdad to come find her. Mrs. Ford leads a privileged life. From her Blenheim spaniels to her cottage on the coast of Watch Hill, Rhode Island, she carefully curates her world. Hair in place, house in place, life in place, Susan Ford keeps it under control. Early one morning in the summer of 2014, the past pays a call to collect. The FBI arrives to question her about a man from Iraqa Chaldean Christian from Mosulwhere ISIS has just seized control. Sammy Fakhouri, they say, is his name and they have taken him into custody, picked up on his way to her house. Back in the summer of 1979, on the outskirts of a declining Detroit, college coed Susan meets charismatic and reckless Annie. They are an unlikely pair of friends but they each see something in the othersomething theyd like to possess. Studious Susan is a moth to the flame that is Annie. Yet, it is dazzling Annie who senses that Susan will be the one who makes it out of Detroit. Together, the girls navigate the minefields of a down-market disco where they work their summer jobs. Its a world filled with pretty girls and powerful men, some of whomlike Sammy Fakhourihappen to be Iraqi Chaldeans. What happened in that summer of 1979 when Susan and Annie met? Why is Sammy looking for Susan all these years later? And why is Mrs. Ford lying?
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TheNovelNurse
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The perfect combination of flashback story telling, intricate relationships, and murder mystery.

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CBee
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Firstly, I READ A BOOK IN 3 DAYS! This is HUGE because my reading has been so slow going recently. Second, this is another square on my #bookspinbingo card! Last but not least, this was my #LMPBC choice from @robinb 😁 and I enjoyed it 😊 I feel so accomplished! @TheAromaofBooks

CBee Also pictured is the bookmark I chose @robinb 😁♥️⭐️ 3y
CBee Forgot to tag @suvata 😁 3y
robinb YAY, you go girl!!! 👏👏👏 I need to get started on mine! 😳🤣 And I ❤️ Nancy Drew! 😊 3y
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CBee @robinb I started it early because I was so worried that I would be a slowpoke! And yep, Nancy Drew is awesome, I read so many of those books as a kid! ♥️😁 3y
robinb @CBee Me too! Those are some of the first books I remember reading...maybe that started my love of series?! 😊 3y
CBee @robinb same! I love series as well 😁😁 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Fabulous progress!! 3y
CBee @TheAromaofBooks I did go ahead and count The Mothers as a square, I‘d started it on 11/27 but finished on 12/3. Just a heads up 😁 3y
TheAromaofBooks Totally fine with me!!! 😁 3y
CBee @TheAromaofBooks thank you! I‘ve never gotten more than 2 squares and I‘m determined to do better this month!!! 🤞🏻 3y
TheAromaofBooks That's why I love monthly challenges - fresh starts are frequent!! 😂 I will say that for instance last month when I was reading Moby Dick, I let it take five squares because that helped me keep plowing my way through it. So you're always welcome to break things down into more manageable chunks if it helps!! 3y
CBee @TheAromaofBooks good to know! I‘m amazed at anyone who can read Moby Dick - incredible! I wouldn‘t be able to concentrate 😂😂 3y
TheAromaofBooks @CBee - I did as a buddy read, and I'm not sure I would have finished if it wasn't for the convenient way that our host had divided up the chapters!! It was dense but it was also fun to get such a hefty book off the TBR!!! I don't exactly recommend it though haha 3y
CBee @TheAromaofBooks have you tried Serial Reader? That‘s also great for the chunksters - I tried it, but didn‘t keep up with it 😂 3y
TheAromaofBooks I haven't, but I may need to check it out!! I have a few I want to try and tackle next year. For December, I'm letting my brain take a serious vacation - 100% fluff this month! 😂 3y
CBee @TheAromaofBooks sounds like a perfect plan 😁😁 3y
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robinb
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Just finished my #LMPBC. I won‘t review yet to keep my other friends guessing, but I‘ll give it a thumbs up with some reservations. 😊👍

@Sace @CBee @HappilyEverKrafter

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robinb UPDATE: A twisty thriller, this one left me with mixed feelings. While I enjoyed the writing and the plot was fine, the back-and-forth of the time periods gave me a bit of whiplash, and I really didn't connect or even particularly like any of the characters. Everyone was out for their own means except for Susan who by turns I felt sorry for (I was rooting for some happiness for her) and frustrated with (at times she was too much of a doormat). 🔻 (edited) 3y
robinb The twists did keep me interested and guessing. But I felt there were too many coincidences and the ending too rosy. 4/5⭐️ 3y
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robinb
Finding Mrs. Ford: A Novel | Deborah Goodrich Royce
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Received this beauty through the mail from a BookTrib contest! 🎉🎉

#coverlove
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SilversReviews
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Look at that gorgeous cover!!

FINDING MRS. FORD is a mystery you won‘t want to miss.

Why would the FBI want to talk her?

Susan is pretty sure she knows why and didn't want to think about.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/y7t74ele

@deborahroyce
#posthillpress

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SilversReviews
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Look at the GORGEOUS cover on this book by @deborahroyce

THANK YOU!!

@deborahroyce
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Cathythoughts Gorgeous cover 🤍sounds really good too , stacked 4y
SilversReviews @Cathythoughts It does sound good. 4y
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Reecaspieces
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Tanisha_A 👌🏽 photograph! 4y
Reecaspieces @Tanisha_A thank you!!!! That makes my day!!! 4y
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Bookwormjillk
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Mrs. Ford seems to be living the perfect life until the FBI pays a visit. Then everything starts to unravel. I liked the twists and turns and how it all came together in the end.

tpixie Yay! The audiobook was available!! 4y
Bookwormjillk @tpixie don‘t you love it when that happens? Hope you like it. 4y
tpixie @Bookwormjillk yes!! I think I will!! 🍀💚🍀 4y
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Michellesibs
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There were two things that attracted me to this book.
See my full review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2718365304?book_show_action=false&from_rev...

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Monica5
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I received this as an ARC for winning a Goodreads giveaway for my honest opinion. Thanks to Post Hill Press for the ARC.

I didn't start this book, until this morning. It is a slow build to the halfway point and then the ending is thrilling and shocking.

Susan Ford is enjoying life of the privileged until one summer morning when the FBI shows up. They ask if she knows a man named Sammy Fakhouri.
5 ⭐

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Monica5
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Just received this in the mail today. It's one of the ARC's I won on Goodreads. I think I am going to read it, as soon as I finish Connections In Death.

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Monica5
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Won this book on Goodreads ARC Giveaway!!

Velvetfur Yay for winning things!! 👏 5y
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