Okay. So our theme for book club this month is "tropical". I was going to read a book suggested by my sister in law, but the copy was checked out from the library. So I searched some books while at the library and found one called Summer Island by Kristin Hannah. It said it's set in the San Juan Islands, so I was thinking it would fit my tropical theme, but who knew the San Juan Islands are cold islands off the coast of Washington?
Summer Island follows the story of a radio show/advice column celebrity named Nora Bridge. She is famous for giving advice about families, marriage, and commitment. At the beginning of the book, someone leaks a photo of her having an affair while she was married and threatens to show everyone if she doesn't pay. The photo gets leaked to her bosses and the world and she has to go into hiding at her old house on Summer Island.
We learn that she hasn't had a relationship with her daughters in 11 yrs and start to learn all kinds of secrets about her past. This is were we are introduced to the character of her daughters, neighbors, parents, ex husband, etc.
This book was good, but not great. Way to predictable for me. But I was still drawn into the story and wanted Nora's daughters to have happiness. And it had a very sad ending that me in tears. Classic chic-lit, or as others said on goodreads, "the making of a Lifetime movie".
Up Next: starting my 1 year Bible challenge and maybe searching the book shelves for a quick tropical read :)
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