Not having read "The Red Tent", probably Diamant's best-known work, I had no particular expectations of this book. I found that while not big on action, the relationships between the two women and their families was enough to make "Good Harbor" a very satisfying read. (And it IS a very nice beach, too!)

For the book buffet at the Boston UnConvention.
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I picked this up from the Book Buffet at the UnConvention.

KateKintail brought this back from the Boston UnCon. Looking forward to reading it.

Joyce is a romance writer who recently purchased a vacation home near Good Harbor, Massachusetts. Kathleen is a children's librarian living in the area who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. The two meet at Synagogue one week (both are Jewish, though Kathleen converted from Catholicism before getting married) and become fast friends. Together they journey through many changes in their marriages, children, and selves. It's beautifully written, and has instilled in me a desire to see this magical place called Good Harbor. It sounds just lovely. I was also a little spooked by this book, because some of the details hit pretty close to home. Kathleen's experiences with breast cancer, for example, are almost identical to my mother's - who also used to work in an elementary school. The details of a child's death described later in the book is eerily similar to a friend's child who recently died. But despite some chills that aren't really related to the story itself, this was a very pleasant little journey through two women's lives. It's not exciting or suspenseful, but it would make a good beach read.

I'll admit it. I wasn't about to choose this book, but I was talked into it by Mom-Oyster. I picked up the bok at La Madeleine Restaurant in Bethesda, Maryland, during a BC in DC meet-up.

Thanks, eponine38, KateKintail, and melydia!

It's time to do some serious culling of books in my "To Be Read" pile. I might live a long, healthy life, but there is no way I'll ever read all the books now in my possession. I choose this book as one I must move along.

Farewell and happy travelling, little book!

I'm releasing this book for the following BookCrossing challenge:

***The November 2017 E-less challenge hosted by motherof11.

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I selected this book from the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) to travel elsewhere...

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