Harmonygirl wrote, “I was raised by a half-brother and his wife because my grandfather had an affair. The inheritance issues tore my family apart as well. I never understood any of it because I was so young when my half-brother/father died… I vacillate between having strength and at other times feeling totally worthless, even though I know none of this is my fault.”

This message appeared on a blog that Mary DeMuth set up where people can anonymously (or not) share family secrets. She created it as part of the launch of her latest novel, Daisy Chain, in which she explores the damage such secrets can cause.

In Daisy Chain the disappearance of young Daisy Chance in 1973 haunts the small town of Defiance, Texas. When she disappears, fourteen-year-old Jed Pepper searches for answers. Guilt over failing to protect his friend strangles him; Emory Chance blames her own choices for her daughter’s demise; and shattered pieces of a family in crisis pierce Ouisie Pepper.

In this, the first book of a trilogy, Jed’s sickening secret leaves him twisted with guilt that sends him on a quest to solve mysteries in his own life as well as those of others in his town. When he finally confronts the truth, Jed must choose between rebellion and love, anger and freedom. Daisy Chain offers a hopeful backdrop for exploring human depravity and beauty, for terrible secrets and God’s surprising redemption.

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