Friday, July 9, 2010

Summer Hours Book 28

Summer House was the 28th book I've read this year! It took awhile for me to get into the story, perhaps as I was laying on a beach in 98* weather and it was hard to concentrate. Once the characters began to unfold it was hard to put the book down.
The story, by Nancy Thayer, follows the lives of the Wheelwright family. This family is rooted on tradition, and banking, but one of Nona's sons children are not the "respectable" family members that her daughter's family thinks they should be. The family conflict is real, and reminds you of the shortcomings that all families have. Will they learn to love and support each other in the end, no matter what it takes to get there, or will they tear each other apart?
Another book that I would recommend for light summer reading, on a beach or a hammock, it was a story that pulled you into another place and found you fighting for the characters that you felt were right.

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