Summary: <p>The great writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez once observed: “Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life.”</p> <p>I learned of this quote in the forward to a fascinating book about secrets. Written by noted American Jewish author Letty Cottin Pogrebin, the book is entitled <em>Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy. </em>Pogrebin talks about how deeply held, and deeply embarrassing, secrets were part of her family’s culture.</p>
