If you’re looking for a great book to read add The Wool Over Their Eyes to your reading list. This is a great book that was hard to put down. Keep reading to find out more about it.
The Wool Over Their Eyes by Dione Martin
While there are many things that I liked about this book the one I liked the most was how believable the characters are. I felt like I really got to know them. I also like it when a book references places I have visited and that’s the case in this book. It really took me back to my many New Orleans visits.
Girls who’ve grown up without a father, women who’ve experienced betrayal, and families torn apart by secrets can have heavy emotional burdens to bear. The Wool Over Their Eyes is a powerful story with diverse, memorable characters who discover that healing is possible — through change, empathy, faith, and forgiveness.
This is a well-written story that I just couldn’t put down. I can’t wait for Dione Martin’s next book.
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Terminal Illness Causes Family Secret to Surface in Heartfelt Story of Severed Trust and Forgiveness
Natalia Foster is the family secret that her biological father, Joe Russo, was supposed to take to his grave. But when Natalia learns that Joe, an Italian man she’s never met, is dying of a terminal illness, she’s forced to confront the truth of her parentage and make a difficult decision: Should she remain in the shadows or make herself known to Joe and his family?
The Wool Over Their Eyes, from Dione Martin, is an authentic, heartfelt story about complex family dynamics and the emotions that must be unpacked when long-buried secrets push their way to the surface.
Joe’s immediate family, including his devoted wife, Rosa, knows nothing of Natalia’s existence. Her gray eyes — exactly like Joe’s — and simple math prove that Natalia is a product of Joe’s infidelity, making a mockery of Rosa’s marriage. If his family discovers the whole truth — that Natalia is not only illegitimate but also Black — family bonds will be shattered.
In the midst of Natalia’s family drama and pain, another life-changing decision emerges. Natalia must choose between two loves — a long-lost one and a new one. Her ex-boyfriend, Tyler Davis, who captured her heart and connected with her soul, resurfaces. But she meets a handsome doctor, David Duplessis, who’d cared for her father. Just as the relationship begins to blossom, David commits an act that severs her trust and sends her spiraling further into her dark abyss.
The Wool Over Their Eyes is loosely based on Martin’s personal experiences. She drew upon her own memories and insights of growing up without her biological father and being betrayed in her own marriage to inform her narrative and give her characters depth and authenticity.
“I wrote The Wool Over Their Eyes for fatherless girls, for women who have been betrayed, for those who have been rejected because of their race (or otherness), and for families that have been torn apart by secrets, lies, and deception,” Martin reflects. “Healing is possible – through change, through empathy, through faith, and through forgiveness.”
About the Author
Dione Martin was born and raised in New Orleans, where she spent much of her childhood and teen years reading. She earned her Bachelor’s in English from the University of Minnesota-Morris and her Master’s in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. She is currently a senior communications director at Brinker International. She lives in Dallas with her two daughters and enjoys running, cooking, performing arts, and attempting DIY projects. The Wool Over Their Eyes is her debut novel, and she is working on her next one.
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