We never really know who our parents were before we came along. We see them in one light forgetting they were young once.

The Diary is based on the true story of the author’s parents. A tale told at the beginning of the Korean War.

Elizabeth’s daughters find their mom’s diary from when she was coming of age. They are shocked to learn her mom had a love that wasn’t their dad. As they read through they question what they know and even some aspects of their own life.

I will always have a soft spot for books set around the Korean War, a war my dad fought in and would rarely talk about. He said he saw things that were better left in the past.

When the shocking revelation came I almost forgot to keep walking on the treadmill. That tells me that is a good book when you forgot what you were doing.

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