It All Comes Back to You

I am so happy I picked this book up! I was drawn in from the first line and had a lot of trouble putting it down to do anything else. The story is powerful and oh so full of secrets, I imagined I was right there with Ronni and Violet watching every scenario play out. This novel was just very well written!

The hidden ties that bind our lives together are the most intriguing. This is a story full of secret, silken threads between many people.

Meet Violet.

She was stunningly beautiful. She was like a grandmother to Ronni. She inspired her every day.

She spent her final years in a nursing home, surrounded by men who worshipped her as a girl. They still did.

Everybody loved her.

And now that she’s gone, she’s challenged Ronni to be the author she always wanted to be, by writing Violet’s life story.

That’s when the threads start to unwind.

Wow, great story. Loved Ronni but was scared that her new boyfriend might not be the person we think he is. Going back in time to learn about Violet was also great and learning who the person she was. She had a lot of loves in her life and lost the ones she should have had. But the one who loved her the most will come as a shock. Ronni uncovers a lot of Violets past which also leads her to new friends. Can Ronni meet the expectations that Violet put in her will?

I really enjoyed this book. Ronni and Violet are such engaging and different characters who have a bond unlike many. Meeting a very different life stages, with immensely different backgrounds they are drawn to one another. Violet has a life that needs to be put on paper, Enough tragedy to cripple most people she copes with amazing strength and fortitude against all odds. The ending of the book was totally unexpected and excellent!

It All Comes Back to You is a totally captivating and engaging novel on several levels. The life of Violet Louise Thompson is seen through the eyes of Ronni who is writing Violet’s biography at Violet’s request with the telling of the actual stories by Violet.
Adding flavor to the story is the relationship building between Ronni and Rick which is tossed about on the waves of his ex-wife’s meddling.

I received this book as an advanced readers copy,I loved this book so much. I could not help but to be hooked and there is a new plot in every chapter which made it such an enjoyable read.

Thank you NetGalley for sending me this amazing woman's fiction in exchange for an honest review. 'It All Comes Back to You' by Beth Duke is the tale of Violet's life as told through stories and diaries given to Ronnie Johnson a nurse at the nursing home where they became friends. Beautiful Violet seems to have had a cursed life. How could anyone be so unlucky in love? 'It All Comes Back to You' Is told through Violet in her early years and through Ronnie's discoveries while researching Violet's life through the diaries and letters. Her story although tragic was often told with humor. While reading this book I laughed, I cried and I could not put this book down. I highly recommend this heart felt story.

Wonderful book. I really liked Ronni and Violet and their amazing relationship. New plot in almost every chapter, which makes this book hard to put down. Story of family ties and secrets.
Thank you NetGalley for free advance reading copy!

It All Comes Back To You is one of those books that grabs you from the first page. It is told in two points of view by chapters, Violet and Ronni.

Ronni works at an Assisted living facility and Violet is one of the residents there. Ronni and Violet have a wonderful relationship and the stories Violet tells Ronni of her life are a story in themselves. Roni has always loved to write and when Violet passes away, she leaves a sum of money and information with her Lawyer so that Ronni may tell her story and have it published. But the bequeath has stipulations and Ronni finds it both uplifting and devastating when writing Violets memoir.

Along the way, we hear Violet's tragic life story and wonder at the circumstances that bring Violet to be in the exact Assisted Living Facility as the loves of her life. This book throws up quite a few surprises as we are given insights into both Ronni and Violets lives and the ending which will leave you very satisfied.

Thanks to NetGalley and BooksGoSocial for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I really loved this book and I wish I knew Violet. It's a great read although the ending was a bit predictable but it didn't ruin the book for me. I would like to thank the publishers and netgalley for letting me have the book to review.

What an interesting story, Just goes to show that you can never tell what a person has lived through in their life by the way you see them in the present. Ronnie is an LVN in a retirement/nursing home. She was especially close to Violet. Violet encouraged Ronni to write her life story. When Violet passed away Ronni took her diaries and photos and started on the story of Violet's life. Ronni had an unusual life growing up and so along with Violet's story she tells her own. There are so surprises and twists that you would expect. Well worth the read and will keep bringing you back until the end.

This is a very good story. It took my heart and filled it . I wish Violet had lived next door to me as I grew up. The charming story is well worth your time. Thanks netgalley for gifting me the arc of this fabulous story. This review is my own opinion

I enjoy reading storylines that connect over time and IT ALL COMES BACK TO YOU was amazing. I connected with the characters and felt like Beth Duke wrote this story for me. Her writing pulled me in an held me from page o e and I am thankful that I got to be reviewer. I discovered a new favorite author and hope you will too.

It All Comes Back to You by Beth Duke. BooksGoSocial, 2018.

This book tells the story of Violet, a southern belle that we come to know as a high school student in 1947, and Ronni, a present-day nurse who tackles writing about Violet’s life. Through Violet’s diaries and letters, Ronni uncovers details about Violet’s relationships with men that made a difference in her life. And we come to know about Ronni as she writes.

We learn early in the story that the man Violet has loved for more than fifty years lives in her assisted living facility. She is there because he is there, presiding like a Queen Bee over a dining table of male admirers.

This beautifully written book was a series of unexpected revelations. I loved everything about it and unreservedly recommend it.

Disclosure: I received a review copy of It All Comes Back to You free via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

Ronni is a nurse who meets Violet at the assisted living facility where she works, although her dream is to become a writer. When Violet dies, she leaves a gift for Ronnie that she can have only if she writes a book about Violet within the next year.

As Ronni learns about Violet's history, prepare to fall in love with the characters, time periods and events. There are several twists and surprises uncovered by Ronni's research, as well as, new things that pop up for Ronni as well, such as a new boyfriend, Rick.

But the overall beauty and amazement within this novel is learning Violet's complete story about her life and whom she loved. I don't want to spoil any details, so just take with you that this is a must-read!

I really liked this book. As I was reading I was excited by the way Duke told the story of an aspiring artist living her life and writing alternating with chapters of what happened in the past that is what the book is about. The story is full of twists and turns, heartache and joy and there is a very satisfying ending. Thanks to #netgalley for access to this pre-publication.

Ronni is an insecure LPN who eats in response to her feelings. After befriending one of the elderly residents, Violet, at the assisted living she woks at, she changes and grows. The book takes turns exploring Ronni's modern life and Violet's life during the 40's to 6o's. It is full of love, deception and friendship. As an adult I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but think that some of the themes would be too intense for most students under the age of 15.