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"Bonny Blankenship's most treasured memories are of idyllic summers spent in Watersend, South Carolina, with her best friend Lainey McKay. Amid the sand dunes and oak trees draped with Spanish moss, they swam and wished for happy-ever-afters, then escaped to the local bookshop to read and whisper in the glorious cool silence. Until the night that changed everything, the night that Lainey's mother disappeared. Now, in her early fifties, Bonny is desperate to clear her head after a tragic mistake threatens her career as an emergency room doctor, and her marriage crumbles around her. With her troubled teenage daughter, Piper, in tow, she goes back to the beloved river house, where she is soon joined by Lainey and her two young children. During lazy summer days and magical nights, they reunite with bookshop owner Mimi, who is tangled with the past and its mysteries. As the three women cling to a fragile peace, buried secrets and long ago loves return like the tide"--… (meer)
A summer place where 2 young girls became forever friends and summer sisters. Now, in their 50s, their lives have taken different paths. Bonny is a doctor, but after her childhood love, Owen, comes into the ER injured, she is distracted and gives a lethal dose of a drug to a patient who dies. She is now on leave, and returns to the summer house in Watersend, along with her teen daughter, Piper. Lainey, Owen's younger sister, comes with her 2 young children. She is still searching for her mother that left them during one summer long ago. She has never gotten over the loss. An emotional story of finding oneself, searching for your true self, and that one thing you need to do. ( )
My book club chose The Bookshop at Water’s End by Patti Callahan Henry as a recovery read following our discussion of a particularly difficult and emotional novel. It looked like a fun summer-y read featuring our favorite — a bookstore. It is summer-y, since its setting is a vacation home — the River House as it is known to those who spent summers there. This Southern women’s fiction explores mother-daughter relationships, dreams both fulfilled and unfulfilled, and romantic relationships within and outside marriage. The opinions on this book were mixed — some loved it, others said it was okay, while I am in the really didn’t enjoy it camp. For those who have read Surviving Savannah or Becoming Mrs. Lewis, this book is a departure from faith-based themes. Henry’s writing style is easy and her descriptions of emotions are beautiful. I just didn’t care very much for any of the characters. Was it my mood? I don’t really know. I just found them tiring. 😉 I also didn’t care for the adult language and situations used and described. It has an overwhelming favorable rating on Amazon, so you need to judge it for yourself.
(I purchased the Kindle version of this novel from Amazon. All opinions expressed are mine alone.) ( )
A nice story about loss, lost love, redemption, and second chances. Predictable, but great storytelling, and who doesn’t like a book that feels good to read. ( )
I found the story engaging. All of the characters had hardships of varying degrees that they needed to learn from and move beyond to find hope. I found the mother daughter relationship of Bobby and Piper the most interesting and relatable. Over all a fun summer read. ( )
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I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer. THE GREAT GATSBY, F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
I've been biding all my time for you . . . "WHAT I'D GIVE," ALISSA MORENO AND J. P. JONES
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In honor of Pat Conroy October 26, 1945--March 4, 2016 Your life and work taught me both the power of story and of truth, and your death the same. You are and will be achingly missed for all time.
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We are defined by the moods and whims of a wild tidal river surrounding our small town, cradling us in its curved basin.
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Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
I closed my eyes and listened to that flowing river, for what it would bring to us next.
"Bonny Blankenship's most treasured memories are of idyllic summers spent in Watersend, South Carolina, with her best friend Lainey McKay. Amid the sand dunes and oak trees draped with Spanish moss, they swam and wished for happy-ever-afters, then escaped to the local bookshop to read and whisper in the glorious cool silence. Until the night that changed everything, the night that Lainey's mother disappeared. Now, in her early fifties, Bonny is desperate to clear her head after a tragic mistake threatens her career as an emergency room doctor, and her marriage crumbles around her. With her troubled teenage daughter, Piper, in tow, she goes back to the beloved river house, where she is soon joined by Lainey and her two young children. During lazy summer days and magical nights, they reunite with bookshop owner Mimi, who is tangled with the past and its mysteries. As the three women cling to a fragile peace, buried secrets and long ago loves return like the tide"--
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Bonny is a doctor, but after her childhood love, Owen, comes into the ER injured, she is distracted and gives a lethal dose of a drug to a patient who dies. She is now on leave, and returns to the summer house in Watersend, along with her teen daughter, Piper.
Lainey, Owen's younger sister, comes with her 2 young children. She is still searching for her mother that left them during one summer long ago. She has never gotten over the loss.
An emotional story of finding oneself, searching for your true self, and that one thing you need to do. (