Confession

by Elizabeth Gage

Book Overview

A seemingly ideal wife and mother, Rebecca turns a blind eye to her politically influential husband's infidelities, while their daughter, growing up too quickly, becomes eager to escape the confines... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1551664968
• ISBN13: 9781551664965
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Mira Books
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.1" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Confession

I had never read any of the books by Elizabeth Gage until I bought Confession. I thought it was excellent and I couldn't put it down. Since reading it I have purchased two more of her books. I highly recommend this book.

There is such an unexpected twist in the plot !

Rebecca Lowell, the main character of the novel, had been so unhappy with her life, and somehow she was not even aware of it. She was the wife of Damon Lowell, a well-known lawyer who was more concerned with how people perceived his family life to be than how it actually was. He tried to make it seem like he was part of the "All American" family, and that everything was perfect. In actuality, he had been having an extra marital affair for years, which his wife was aware of. Rebecca was extremely disturbed by this, and it only added to her unhappiness. She thought that this was the only way that life could be, and that she was trapped. She thought that the only thing to life was running errands for Damon and throwing parties for the partners in his firm. She desperately needed a change. Their daughter Dusty, who was now in college, came home to introduce her serious boyfriend, Tony, to her parents. Everything seemed to be going well. Tony was a lot like Damon, because of his seriousness with school and his future. There was something about Rebecca that attracted Tony, and he could not get past it. When he confronted Rebecca about this, both of their lives changed forever. Rebecca stated, "It is time that has brought this sudden and terrible change, this necessary change." Rebecca would never be the same, and her relationship with her daughter was permanently damaged. Through trying to explain herself to Dusty, she only hurt her more. In one letter, Rebecca wrote, "Forgive me, Dusty, if you can. Live your life and be happy, and try to forget all this." But Dusty and Damon were both unable to do this. What she had done to them was too painful. I thought that this book was both interesting and enthralling. Once I started reading Confession, I could not put it down. It displays what a drastic effect other people can have on someone's life. It also illustrates how things that happen by sheer chance can change someone's life forever. It combines mystery, action, suspense and romance, which come together to create a remarkable novel. I would give this book 4 stars.

I sat up half the night because I couldn't put it down.

Elizabeth Gage has never failed to entertain me to the max. Whenever she releases a new book ,I know I'm in for a thrill ride. Her characters are well-developed, run the gambit from good to bad and she tells you what makes them tick. "Confession" was shorter than most of her books, but I was not disappointed, for this story it was perfect. Coming from Mira, I expected the usual tried and true happy ending, but with Gage you never know what you're going to get. She did not disappoint me. This is a must read. I see she has another coming out in September, "Against All Odds." I can't wait.

Great work of mainstream fiction

Rebecca Lowell has it all. She has a wealthy, powerful, and ambitious spouse. She owns a beautiful home in an exclusive part of Long Island and a pied a tiere in Manhattan. She possesses more luxurious items than just about any fifty people combined. In spite of all her material possessions, Rebecca is an isolated, lonely person, craving intellectual stimulation. For many years, Rebecca has successfully sublimated her deepest desires in support of her spouse's high profile legal career and guiding her daughter towards adulthood. However, her image is shattered when her daughter brings home her boy friend, Tony Delafield, to meet her parents. Tony immediately realizes that he is seeing the wrong Lowell woman. Rebecca tries to deny her own feelings, but fails. They ultimately give in to their passion for one another. They run away together, setting in motion a chain reaction that can only end in tragedy for all concerned. CONFESSION is a parable of the consequences that can arise when a woman only finds self-worth in her relations with other individuals. Elizabeth Gage paints a gritty but fascinating picture of a woman, who for years denies her own needs and feelings until she eventually implodes. Readers who engage a Ms. Gage novel know they are reading a work from a rising star. Harriet Klausner