"If there's anything I've learned it's this: the past is never really gone. It's one long chain linking the present and also the future, and sometimes it doubles back on itself, exposing the things you thought were buried."
I so wanted to read this book that I ordered a copy from the US, and it came signed!
The Queen of hearts is what I expected, a lot of medical related, friendship and love dramas, mixed with the American-dream lifestyle and secrets from the past.
An engrossing read, where it is difficult to put yourself in the characters shoes as quite so different from my life, but probably because of this even more interesting.
I love anything to do with doctors so I really enjoy this novel. I also really liked the main character Zadie and her way to approach life.
This book is very funny in parts, Zadie's voice is hilarious at points, but it is also quite bitter sweet in the dramas that happen to them.
In summary, a very pleasant read, perfect for who loved medical dramas.
Overall rating: 7 Plot: 7 Writing style: 7 Cover: 7
Title: The Queen of Hearts
The Plot:
Zadie Anson and Emma Colley have been best friends since their early twenties, when they first began navigating serious romantic relationships amid the intensity of medical school. Now they're happily married wives and mothers with successful careers - Zadie as a pediatric cardiologist and Emma as a trauma surgeon. Their lives in Charlotte, North Carolina are chaotic but fulfilling, until the return of a former colleague unearths a secret one of them has been harbouring for years.
The Author:
Kimmery Martin is an emergency medicine doctor, born and raised in the mountains of Eastern Kentucky. A lifelong literary nerd, she reviews books, interviews authors, and works extensively with the library foundation in Charlotte, North Carolina, where she resides with her husband and three young children. The Queen of Hearts is her first novel.