It All Comes Back to You: A Book Club Recommendation! Paperback – August 27, 2018

I’m not good with words and have never given a review on a book before, but here goes.I LOVED this book. I was interested in this book because it is about my home town and my high school. After reading the first chapter, I was hooked and could not put it down.It was entertaining and had such a suspense to it that I just had to keep reading to find out what happened next.I recommend this book to everyone who loves to read. It not only shows the happy things in life but shows what all families go through every day. Love and tragedy plus perseverance.Even if you are not an avid reader, I think you will enjoy this book.Ellen

Only if Ronni finishes the book about Violets life will she get the money, so no mystery there.The "fat" girl is a size 12! And like Violet at her age the most beautiful girl around.I was looking for a feel good story but this is like eating refined sugar.The characters are all too nice and basically have no personality.I'm one third into the book and both stories are dragging and way too fairy tale.

Have you ever finished a book and felt a sense of loss because it was over? Beth Duke is a master at developing characters that crawl into your heart and stay. When you get to the end of this book, you really miss these funny, charismatic, quite real people. You care! Beth is a gifted writer who knows how to weave in twists and turns that keepthe reader captivated to the last page. The sweet town of Anniston is given its proper due. Beth is one of brightest stars to RISE from Alabama. I highly recommend this clever tale of two women brought together by circumstance but bound by heart strings.

I found this book easy and enjoyable to read. Beth Duke did a wonderful job of introducing her characters and her storyline and grabs your interest right away. The relationship between Ronni and Violet was very heartfelt and truly believable. It made me wish that I knew them both in real life. Violet was quite the character with lots of charm, confidence and beauty and made you feel that everyone really did love her. I have close to one thousand books on my Kindle and put this book near the top of my most favorites. Highly recommend this book. Lois C.

I loved this book so much. I had a very hard time putting it down. I didn’t want it to end and find myself thinking about Ronni and Violet and how I miss these characters. I have lost both of my parents recently and have been reading mostly books on grief. I decided I needed to read a fun book that will take me out of my of my head and this book succeeded in doing that and I am grateful.

And what a wonderful book! Just finished it and loved it! Beth, you certainly know how to turn and twist, intrigue and surprise your readers! I hesitantly let my neighbor borrow it as it is one to read again and again! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

If I could give this book more than 5 stars I would! It’s a must read! I laughed , I cried, I dreamed, and I believed! “It All Comes Back To You” is one of the most well written novels I’ve read in quite a while. I was mesmerized by Beth Duke’s ability to immediately lure the reader into the lives of her characters with such vivid imagery and charm. The very first page captivated my attention and kept it until the final sentence. I loved the southern charm which eminated throughout the story making the characters more believable and loved. The twists and turns, as well as the intertwining of the lives of the characters made this out to be a very exciting and enjoyable book. I would highly recommend this book and can’t wait to read Beth Duke’s next novel!

Loved this book. It is easy to get swept up in the lives of the characters. I put off reading the book until I could have the time to really enjoy it. I read it in a day and a half because I couldn’t put it down. I highly recommend this book along with the other two written by Beth Duke

Veronica works in a care home and is surrounded by some hilariously quirky characters. She's plodding along through life until her favourite resident, Violet, dies. Ronni is distraught until she discovers Violet has left her a challenge of sorts.All the stories Violet shared with Ronnie have much more to them and she wants Ronnie to share her life with the world and she's left her diaries and letters as she wants Ronnie to publish her life story and has set everything up so that can happen. And, if Ronnie does it within a year, she'll inherit a fortune.Thankfully, Ronnie loved Violet too much for this quest to be focussed on her money. She wants to find out the rest of the tales, she wants to understand the woman who made her feel loved again because Ronnie's life wasn't all roses either.As we swap between now and then chapters, we discover how Violet became the vivacious character she is in her final years, we discover how her life wasn't always filled with laughter and love, we discover how she went through dark times to come out into the sunshine.We also learn all about Ronnie's upbringing and how these two women, born decades apart in completely different worlds, are actually very similar.Ronnie goes on a huge personal journey during the next year. She meets a man, she faces her own past, and in doing so, she blossoms.I really enjoyed this one. It's sweet, romantic, funny, and heartbreaking. I laughed and cried and felt all the emotions.Definitely one for the TBR if you like a feel good romance with a twist of mystery and intrigue.Go and grab your copy now!

A little contrived.But a very charming read you could not dislike.

A wonderful written book, with a lot of love and affection feeled stories. Very touching cenaries. But hard to stay with. For me as not mothertongue english, it was confusing, with the times, to much mixed up, forward and backward that sometimes it was difficult to get the connection in what senary am I at the very moment. Confusing! I only stayed till the end with it, because I am in a bookclub, where we got this book to read, and for allways improving my english. In the end the puzzle came a bit better together. The Title and the end is wonderful.

After a bit of a slow start this was an enjoyable read.