The Book of Summer
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"No two persons ever read the same book."--Edmund Wilson
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At the heart of this novel is a house on Nantucket (Sconset) called Cliff House. Its inhabitants, the family who built it, and their guests provide the story of the their lives spent summering in Sconset.
As the novel opens, the house is about to slip into the sea as the cliff erodes away. Nearing its centennial year, Cissy is fighting to have her home moved to protect it and at the same time shore up the eroding cliff. Already areas of the property are gone...the pool, for example.
Into this mess comes her daughter Bess, who is trying to pack up the contents even as her mother ignores the realities. Bess is reeling from her divorce, but soldiers on, helped by her high school love.
The past, too, plays an important part in the novel as the novel flips between the present dangers and the past of the summers of Cissy's mother, Ruby, and her family especially during the time preceding and during World War II.
Tying it all together is the family journal called The Book of Summer. In lieu of payment, writing in the book became a way of those who came there to express feelings and impressions of their stay in the home and the community.
Ultimately, though, most of the writing is done by the women: Ruby, Mary, Hattie, yet the male characters (Topper, Sam, others) play just as important of roles in the story itself.
It's a sweeping story over several generations of the family..with joys shared, sorrows hidden, and secrets revealed.
By registering this book, I am sharing this book with the wider world--enjoy!
At the heart of this novel is a house on Nantucket (Sconset) called Cliff House. Its inhabitants, the family who built it, and their guests provide the story of the their lives spent summering in Sconset.
As the novel opens, the house is about to slip into the sea as the cliff erodes away. Nearing its centennial year, Cissy is fighting to have her home moved to protect it and at the same time shore up the eroding cliff. Already areas of the property are gone...the pool, for example.
Into this mess comes her daughter Bess, who is trying to pack up the contents even as her mother ignores the realities. Bess is reeling from her divorce, but soldiers on, helped by her high school love.
The past, too, plays an important part in the novel as the novel flips between the present dangers and the past of the summers of Cissy's mother, Ruby, and her family especially during the time preceding and during World War II.
Tying it all together is the family journal called The Book of Summer. In lieu of payment, writing in the book became a way of those who came there to express feelings and impressions of their stay in the home and the community.
Ultimately, though, most of the writing is done by the women: Ruby, Mary, Hattie, yet the male characters (Topper, Sam, others) play just as important of roles in the story itself.
It's a sweeping story over several generations of the family..with joys shared, sorrows hidden, and secrets revealed.
"No two persons ever read the same book."--Edmund Wilson
Sharing this book with the wider world--enjoy!
I have either registered it, or received it from another person who is willing to share it, too. Consider logging onto www.bookcrossing.com and letting us know where it is been and where it is going next. It can be done anonymously or join the site as a member.
One of four books for this quarter's ARC box. Hope you find something worth reading in the box.
Mainstream novel that features a family and its house. See www.pedometergeek.wordpress.com for an extended review by yours truly.
Sharing this book with the wider world--enjoy!
I have either registered it, or received it from another person who is willing to share it, too. Consider logging onto www.bookcrossing.com and letting us know where it is been and where it is going next. It can be done anonymously or join the site as a member.
One of four books for this quarter's ARC box. Hope you find something worth reading in the box.
Mainstream novel that features a family and its house. See www.pedometergeek.wordpress.com for an extended review by yours truly.
"No two persons ever read the same book."--Edmund Wilson
Sharing this book with the wider world--enjoy!
I have either registered it, or received it from another person who is willing to share it, too. Consider logging onto www.bookcrossing.com and letting us know where it is been and where it is going next. It can be done anonymously or join the site as a member.
Sharing this book with the wider world--enjoy!
I have either registered it, or received it from another person who is willing to share it, too. Consider logging onto www.bookcrossing.com and letting us know where it is been and where it is going next. It can be done anonymously or join the site as a member.