Putnam hardcover 2003 |
Berkley paperback April 2004 |
Birthright
On a hot July afternoon, a worker at an Antietam Creek construction site drives the blade of his backhoe into a layer of soil--and strikes a 5,000-year-old human skull. The discovery draws plenty of attention and a lot of controversy. It also changes the life of one woman in ways she never expected....
As an archaeologist, Callie Dunbrook knows a lot about the past. But her own past is about to be called into question. Recruited for her expertise on the Antietam Creek dig, she encounters danger--as a cloud of death and misfortune hangs over the project, and rumors fly that the site is cursed. She finds a passion that feels equally dangerous, as she joins forces in her work with her irritating, but irresistible, ex-husband, Jake. And when a strange woman approaches her, claiming to know a secret about Callie's privileged Boston childhood, some startling and unsettling questions are raised about her very identity.
Searching for answers, trying to rebuild, Callie finds that there are deceptions and sorrows that refuse to stay buried. And as she struggles to put the pieces back to gether, she discovers that the healing process comes with consequences--and that there are people who will do anything to make sure the truth is never revealed.
Trace's review: *****
This is a really enjoyable book, and I know everyone is going to be on the edge of their seats while reading it. Nora really kept me turning pages with this one, and she really gave her readers a good, strong story one we will pick up again and again when we are looking for a good book to read. This book is a good read, and I'm sure everyone else will agree with me...
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