I have revisited some specific things in my summer reading -- a lot of YA books and books that take place at the beach or on an island, specifically Nantucket. As I've mentioned before, I love reading Elin Hilderbrand but there is another author who works the setting of Nantucket that I am just now discovering and I am so excited I did! In reading Summer House by Nancy Thayer, I was again transported from my stuffy, cramped, landlocked apartment to the open air, bright skies, and sea breezes that come from summer on the island. The book explores generations of one family and how family comes together in different ways, for different occasions. There's nothing like the differences and tensions within family on which to build conflict, so as a reader -- and a writer -- there is a lot of ripe material to puzzle through.
I can't wait to pick up another of her books.
xoxo,
bex
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