The Secret Women: A Novel

Elise Armstrong, Carmen Bradshaw, and DeeDee Davis meet in a yoga class and quickly become friends after discovering they all recently lost their mothers. The three make a pact to help each other sort through their mothers' belongings. While going through old letters and diaries, they uncover secrets their mothers kept hidden—revelations that change their own lives. Meeting monthly over margaritas, the trio support each other through challenges and celebrate victories together. As they learn more about who their mothers were, they also gain deeper insight into themselves. Through their friendship, they find something their mothers lacked during difficult times: other women they could trust. The novel explores the bonds between mothers and daughters, the strength of female friendship, and how women support one another through life's complexities.