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Don't Tell Anyone Paperback – December 9, 2012

by Laurie Boris (Author), Melissa Williams Design (Illustrator)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 74 ratings
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Liza’s mother-in-law once called her a godless hippie raised by wolves. Now, after five years of marriage to her elder son, five years of disapproval and spite, the family accidentally learns that Estelle has a fatal illness. And Estelle comes to her with an impossible request. A horrified Liza refuses but keeps the question from her husband and his brother. As the three children urge Estelle to consider treatment, their complicated weave of family secrets and lies begins to unravel. Can they hold their own lives together long enough to help Estelle with hers?
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  1. Book 2 of 3
    Trager Family Secrets
  2. Print length
    232 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    December 9, 2012
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.49 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1481152092
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1481152099
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Don't Tell Anyone is a winner in The Kindle Book Review's 2013 Best Indie Books Awards and is also an IndieBRAG medallion honoree.

"Boris did a fantastic job tackling these tough subjects with tenderness, some humor and believable characters. The characters are all well-developed so that you can see each one's side in the situation and how they came to their beliefs.....The writing flowed and was well paced. If you are looking for an emotional family drama with depth I highly recommend this book." - Kate Farrell, The Kindle Book Review

"Even though this is an extremely sad topic there are a lot of funny undertones that keep this tale one of humor, humility and the real essence of true life.... Having lost both parents to the big "C" made me a bit hesitant to read this story but instead of bringing me down I was really touched in such a beautiful heartfelt way.... not just about how cancer changes a family but this is a story of relationships that feel deep and real. The dialog is so natural and the writing is clear and easy to get absorbed into." --Brenda Perlin, author of The Brooklyn & Bo Chronicles

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Questions about the series order? This might help. The three stories that make up the Trager Family Secrets series happen in chronological order.
 
However, I wrote Don't Tell Anyone first, in the women's fiction/lit fiction category. Then readers contacted me wanting to know more about Charlie and his mysterious congressman (I was curious as well), so I wrote The Picture of Cool to tell the story of how they met. But Charlie still had more to tell me, so I wrote Playing Charlie Cool. This novel starts chronologically after Don't Tell Anyone ends, but it picks up the thread of Charlie's romance with his Mr. Right-Maybe.
 
The books don't need to be read in order, although some readers like to do that. Books Two and Three can be read as stand-alone stories. Some readers like to start with The Picture of Cool and continue the romance with Playing Charlie Cool. Your choice. I don't judge.
 
So...
 
Book 1: The Picture of Cool (a short prelude to events that happen in Book 3)
Book 2: Don't Tell Anyone (what happens to Charlie's family)
Book 3: Playing Charlie Cool (picks up Charlie's love story after the events of Book 2 have concluded)
 
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy the stories. However you choose to read them.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 9, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1481152092
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1481152099
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.49 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 74 ratings

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Laurie Boris

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Laurie Boris has been writing fiction for thirty years and is the award-winning author of nine novels. When not playing with the universe of imaginary people in her head, she enjoys baseball, reading, and avoiding housework. She lives in New York's lovely Hudson Valley.

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A. E. Drury
5.0 out of 5 stars My heart went out to these characters
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2014
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Estelle is the endearing family matriarch whose secret, while desperate and terrifying, is far from the only one being kept in this family. All the characters are lovable for their all too familiar flaws and warm selfless spirits. A lot of personal growth happens in this story and as heart warming as it is to read about I think I was most touched by the neighbor Cara who is a visiting nurse. I've known such people in real life, perhaps the author has as well, who seemed to be born with the kind of wisdom it takes the rest of us a lifetime to attain. If we ever do. We learn life's greatest secret spending the first two thirds of our lives trying to ignore it. Even when the entire rest of the worlds mortality is on display for us we do a fantastic job of pretending we have no role in it. Then there are those few like Cara Miller who seem to understand the joys and sorrows of life on an intimate level. They are bigger than this life and exactly the kind of person you need when you are facing the end of it.

Fantastic book filled with real life humor, tragedy, and hope. It's largely true that we do live in hope and die in despair. This book suggests, subtly, that not only where there is life there is hope, but even at the end of that short ride another adventure awaits those luck few who truly understand life's secrets. Those like Cara yes but even more important those for whom the wisdom of age catches, like Estelle. Brilliant book!
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Catmama
4.0 out of 5 stars Great story and relevant to today's life
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2018
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Enjoyed the book very much. Very relevant to today's families dealing with an aging generation and balancing everyone's needs. Must read.
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Jennifer D.
5.0 out of 5 stars Tell Everyone!
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2013
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In Don't Tell Anyone, Laurie Boris does what she does best: creates endearing, true to life characters, throws them into sticky situations, and keeps us riveted from beginning to end. This is the third book I've read by this author and once again, I was sad when it was over because I became so attached to her characters.

What's a daughter-in-law to do when she's charged with keeping her mother-in-law's secret? This is not just some tiny nothing secret - it's the mother-in-law of all secrets. Poor Liza not only has to keep it under her already wobbly hat, but she must keep it from her husband (clearly not Estelle's favorite son) and his brother (the golden boy who walks on water), while somehow keeping their sibling rivalry at bay. As if dealing with all their strong personalities while holding herself upright weren't enough, Liza also shoulders the burden of keeping the mother-in-law who never liked her well-nourished and cared for by any means necessary.

At its heart, Don't Tell Anyone is a moving story of how one family deals with the c-word: crisis. There is no right way to handle it and the Trager family does the best they can with what they've got, just like real families do. Only funnier. You'll laugh, you'll cry, but most of all, you'll care. And then hopefully, you'll be nicer to your own family. Buy this book for them to read, and maybe they'll be a little nicer to you, too, before it's too late.
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BarbA
4.0 out of 5 stars A family struggles with a devastating disease
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2014
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A mother has cancer and does not tell her grown sons and daughter in law. Many secrets exist in this family. The author does an excellent job of getting you to care about each of the characters in the story and how each of the children's reactions vary as the illness progresses.
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Julie Frayn
5.0 out of 5 stars When I grow up, I want to be Liza Stanhope.
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2014
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This is the second of Laurie Boris's "Trager Family Secrets" stories that I've read. Like with the first, "Picture of Cool," "Don't Tell Anyone" is picture perfect. No matter what genre I read, I like to read about people I could know. They could be my neighbours, my coworkers. Heck, they could be me and my family (and believe me, there are no vampires in my family). This book is rife with real people and real situations, real family drama and real, honest, love and anger, frustration and resignation. I wanted to smack Adam (the brother, not the other brother's lover) upside the head for being so self-centred and stupid. Wanted to tell Estelle off for all the secret-keeping. Liza too. Wanted to get wrapped up in Charlie's utter awesomeness, and have a beer with Cara. I know there is another installment coming, and I can't wait to read more about these folks. Especially Charlie. And Liza. When I grow up, I want to be Liza Stanhope.
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Sherril
1.0 out of 5 stars Not everyone handles an illness in the same way.
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2014
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I only read part of this book; I stopped because of the profanity. I was especially offended by the taking of God's name in vain. This profanity ia not necessary to the writing of a good novel.
I definitely would not recommend this book.
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Jacqueline Dooley
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2014
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This book is a must-read for anyone who is dealing with (or has dealt with) a loved one with a life-threatening or terminal illness. In fact, I think it should required reading for all of us because, let's face it, who hasn't been touched by cancer? Who doesn't know someone right this very moment who isn't dealing with this disease in some way, shape or form? We don't talk about the underbelly of cancer that much in our culture. It's glossed over - buried under acres of pink ribbons and St. Jude ads with bald children whose eyes sparkle...But Ms. Boris elegantly moves beyond the surface of this insidious disease. She introduces us to a family dealing with cancer's ugliness and invites us to go along for the ride with them. We want to stay with this family because we ARE this family. Ms. Boris (very eloquently) writes about the humanity of the disease, its hard choices, and even the surprising beauty it can unearth. She draws us into the hard decisions and the horrible moments with surprising insight and warmth. I thought it ended too soon - but then that's how the story of cancer usually goes.
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