Travel back in time through American immigrant history, as the lives of unsuspecting contemporary descendants are forever changed.
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Cheri Laser’s debut novel is a "Barbara Taylor Bradford-meets-Murder She Wrote" work of literary fiction that has earned both the Editor's Choice and Reader's Choice designations from her publisher. A seductive page-turner full of emotion and intrigue, the book is rich with characters that are vividly painted, funny and poetic. The reader is pulled in and made to feel a part of the story and family.
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Centered in Albany, New York, this family saga chronicles the lives and mysteries behind three generations of the McClinty family, reminding us that we are the sum of those who came before us, and that understanding our family histories helps us shape and define our own lives.
"May this land and its rich native family live forever in harmony with what I pray will be the honor, humility, and self-respect of my heirs," Nathaniel McClinty said in 1893.
Nearly a century later, The Truth About Cinnamon opens in 1988, when life is fast-paced and people hold different values than they did in the late 1880's. Margaret Elizabeth "Cinnamon" McClinty summons her granddaughter, Megan, along with other family members, to her bedside in Albany, where she lays dying. This trip will soon alter the way Megan looks at her family, as shocking secrets are revealed to her exclusively, through her grandmother's tape recordings and journals.
Details of this immigrant family are bound to American history, as the characters love and hurt one another throughout the complexities of the 20th century. The Truth About Cinnamon is a reminder to slow down, reprioritize, hold family as the central focus of your life, and candidly communicate to prevent secrets and ill-will from festering.
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