You Don't Know What Love Is by P. David Hornik

The Blurb:
Lou and Hettie and their three teenagers are on summer vacation at a lake in upstate New York. On the surface, a peaceful mountain paradise; beneath the surface, trouble brews. The couple has tried to bury the ghosts of past infidelities. But in the tranquil surroundings, old desires start to stir, old resentments begin to simmer. Treenie, 17, a sassy beauty, starts to unleash her own furies, hurling accusations at the others. Her twin, Ross, would prefer to just enjoy his affair with a girl he’s met in town. Alan, 15, is a gentle introvert who tries to put a lid on his sister’s anger. But that, too, is in vain.

. . . be there when the illusion of tranquility explodes in their faces
After night falls on one deceptively serene summer day, deeply depressed Hettie goes for a walk beside the lake, and there tragedy strikes. By the time dawn arrives, members of the family have to face the reality of a supposed paradise that is not merely lost, but completely shattered. You Don’t Know What Love Is is a novel of rare, dark power, one you will be unable to put down or forget.


What I Felt About The Book:
Honestly, It was difficult to get into the book and actually start feeling the story. But once there, it all made sense and it became a page turner.

It's a strange but surprisingly good book about a family which looks perfect to the outside world. But once inside the relations, they are all complicated. The talks give an impression that no one cares about anyone but then there is a reason behind a group of people being called a family!

There is a chapter which so beautifully captures the feeling when you gather the guts to talk to your ex only to find out that the other side has moved on. The most gorgeous part about it was that the author left the emotions to be felt by reader itself.

Then, there were few parts which I failed to understand and one such was related to the climax. I quickly went back and re-read the chapter which left me to my own thoughts for a while. Love sure is hard to understand...

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