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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The author of The Great Alone returns with a poignant, funny, luminous novel about a mother and daughter—the complex ties that bind them, the past that separates them, and the healing that comes with forgiveness.
“[Kristin] Hannah is superb at delving into the characters' psyches and delineating nuances of feeling.”—Washington Post Book World
Years ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. She has since become a famous radio talk-show host and newspaper columnist beloved for her moral advice. Her youngest daughter, Ruby, is a struggling comedienne who uses her famous mother as fuel for her bitter, cynical humor. When the tabloids unearth a scandalous secret from Nora's past, their estrangement suddenly becomes dramatic: Nora is injured in an accident and a glossy magazine offers Ruby a fortune to write a tell-all about her mother. Under false pretenses, Ruby returns home to take care of the woman she hasn't spoken to for almost a decade.
Nora insists they retreat to Summer Island in the San Juans, to the lovely old house on the water where Ruby grew up, a place filled with childhood memories of love and joy and belonging. There Ruby is also reunited with her first love and his brother. Once, the three of them had been best friends, inseparable. Until the summer that Nora had left and everyone's hearts had been broken. . . .
What began as an expose evolves, as Ruby writes, into an exploration of her family's past. Nora is not the woman Ruby has hated all these years. Witty, wise, and vulnerable, she is desperate to reconcile with her daughter. As the magazine deadline draws near and Ruby finishes what has begun to seem to her an act of brutal betrayal, she is forced to grow up and at last to look at her mother--and herself--through the eyes of a woman. And she must, finally, allow herself to love.
Summer Island is a beautiful novel, funny, tender, sad, and ultimately triumphant.
From the Publisher
Publisher : Random House Publishing Group (November 2, 2004)
Language : English
Paperback : 448 pages
ISBN-10 : 0345483448
ISBN-13 : 978-0345483447
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 5.15 x 0.93 x 8 inches
Reviewer: Lynn
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Loved it!
Review: Great read! Well written novel, with love, suspenseful, sadness and the tribulations of life.
Reviewer: Lynda Wolters
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Not one of her stronger novels
Review: I love Kristin Hannah - she is masterful at showing us relationships, especially strong female ones. When I read that Summer Island was about a mother-daughter who struggle to mend what got broken, I thought for sure this book was for me. In ways it was, in others, meh, not so much.As with all Hannah's writing it is undeniably flawless. Strong, visual usage of phrasing brings the reader directly into the story. Summer Island is no exception.When Nora Bridge walks out of her life, she leaves behind not only her husband, but her daughters, Caroline and Ruby. As the years go by, Caro's heart softens toward her estranged mother while Ruby's hardens. But when Nora, who has found fame as a marriage and family adviser on a radio show and in print, falls from public grace, she is forced to seek care and comfort with Ruby at home on Summer Island.While back on the Island, Ruby not only needs to learn to navigate what's left of her relationship with Nora, but also try to rebuild the bonds with her childhood friend and boyfriend, while figuring out how far she is willing to go to for her own fame.Perhaps it's because I've read a lot of Kristin Hannah's hard hitting books, the ones that rip your heart out while opening your eyes and then rebuilds you one fragment at a time, that this book was just mediocre. There is nothing wrong with the book, all loose ends are tied up, all relationships (shy of one that was unfortunately more of a throw-in than an actual relationship) are mended, and life ended HEA (which to me is just not realistic).In all honesty I would give this book a 3.5, but am rounding up because of my love for the author and the memories of her other books. If you aren't a long-time reader of Kristin Hannah, you will likely find this book quite good.
Reviewer: Marcia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Absolutely beautiful story
Review: Kristin Hannah is the most empathetic writer i have ever read. Her characters represent all of us in so many ways. I thought this would be a light read but it was so far from that. I fe!t like she was seeing into my heart and soul. Definitely cried through much of this and cried when the story ended.She is a wonderful writer. I have spent many years in the desert southwest but never reached the Pacific northwest. Her descriptive writing brings me sight,scent a d feel of that area.Thank you, Kristen Hannah, for expanding my world and healing my heart!ððððððððP
Reviewer: Unhappy customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: great read
Review: Another great book by Kristin Hannah! Family drama, family love, just a great story that we can all relate to â¤ï¸
Reviewer: Sondra
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Family drama
Review: So much family drama, misunderstandings, estrangement that affected all of their lives. Through the tragedy of Nora's celebrity scandal, her daughters found out the truth of the way their family broke up and drifted apart into healing, forgiveness to happiness. It was a lot of drama and trauma to overcome, heal and have a happily ever after. Full novel, no cliffhanger.
Reviewer: Linda Jones
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very good book!
Review: I liked how I couldn't wait to get back to reading this story. How the amount of characters involved were limited therefore memorable for one that has constant interruptions in my reading.
Reviewer: Kate
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: amazing story of love forgiveness and redemption
Review: Totally engrossing story. That pulls you in and touches every emotion and feeling. Highly recommend reading this story. I truly enjoyed it
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Heartfelt story
Review: This is an amazing book. Itâs impossible to read this and not have it touch your heart and soul! Please continue to share your talentâ¦it is such a powerful gift!
Reviewer: Excellant author loved the book â¤ï¸
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Great book
Reviewer: FM
Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Roman à lâeau de rosePas vraiment de suspens. On devine vite la fin de lâhistoireRien de plus à dire
Reviewer: Yolanda
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: The storyline is good and I enjoyed the book but Hannah draws out the story so far as to make it boring. On more than one occasion I debated leaving it and starting a new book. It just dragged too much.
Reviewer: Kindle-Kunde
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Warum darf man nicht nur Sterne vergeben? Ein sehr gefühlvoller Roman. Zentrales Thema ist die Mutter-Tochter Beziehung. Je Fa.geschichte ist tiefgründig erzählt. Gute Unterhaltung.
Reviewer: mlambert
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Fantastic writer I love all Kristin Hannah books.
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