The Good Daughters

A Novel

By: Joyce Maynard

Narrated by: Joyce Maynard, Rebecca Tuttle, Jeff Woodman

“A story of choices and events so intimate I felt I was part of it. The novel is wrenching, the emotions radiant, and it will leave readers transformed”
—Luanne Rice, author of The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners

“Joyce Maynard has outdone herself in this beautifully written story you’ll find hard to put down and impossible to forget.”
— Elizabeth Berg, author of The Last Time I Saw You

Bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Labor Day, Joyce Maynard now brings us The Good Daughters, a spellbinding novel about friendship, family secrets, and the strange, unexpected twists of fate that shape our lives. The story of two women born the same day in the same hospital, but raised in vastly different emotional environments, The Good Daughters is another high note in Maynard’s already distinguished writing career.

A fascinating and suspenseful read!

Loved this book. it was one of the best books I have ever read! I will remember the author and look for any book written by her.

Gentle but moving story that flowed and pieced characters together.

Loving the characters and how their learning of each one of their character traits came to be and then evolved. Some of the in-depth background surrounding the growing of specific crops could be shortened but overall the story flowed beautifully. Loved several of the layerings of individual personalities.

Disappointing

The family secret on which this plot hung was obvious after only a few minutes. Even the final twist on the secret was obvious early on. This would have been a far more interesting book if Joyce Maynard had revealed it all to the reader in a prologue and developed the characters within that framework.

That said, the plot was poignant, and the characters were generally likable through most of the book. It seemed a shame, though, to learn near the end that perhaps the most likable character was guilty of making a truly monstrous decision years before, rather than having been as much victim as everyone else. I was left feeling cheated by that revelation after investing too much in a character capable of something so awful. Again, had we known of this character's actions at the outset and seen the flaws, contradictions and complexities developed during the course of the book, I think it might have been possible to come away with affection for the character intact.

Maynard captures the setting and era well. Overall, I think The Good Daughters is worth a listen. I only wish the potential in its premise had been more fully realized.

A Piece of Americana

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This was a heart wrenching story. On the surface it seems simple. Family secrets are never simple. They change lives in ways no one can predict.

Finding Themselves

I enjoyed this story with its twists and turns. The theme of genetic farming techniques and the human traits of the characters in the book was a unique blend