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US Mall 1 - A Summer Affair: A Novel
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List Price: $24.99
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Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316018609
ISBN: 0316018600
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: 2008-07-01
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
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Summary: Life isn't easy for anyone!
Comment: This is a refreshing book about Claire, a modern woman whose friends think she has it all. A devoted husband, 4 great kids and a beautiful home in Nantucket. She should be happy, but Claire has a problem with setting limits. Her cup overflows when she takes the chairperson position for the charity ball. She not only has to deal with the activities of the ball, but finds her emotions confused. She falls for a married man that gives her what she thinks she is missing in her own life. The ending may surprise you, but it makes you reflect on you own life...and how you lead it.
I enjoyed this book and was swept up in to Claire's life. I couldn't put the book down and finished it too quickly. I hadn't read any of Elin Hilderbrand's books before, but will be putting them on my 'to read' list.
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Summary: An Affair to Remember
Comment: How refreshing to read a book about a wife and mother who is sought after by three men, rather than left for a younger woman or alone in a marriage because the husband has a mistress. Although the writing is rather straightforward (no interesting turns of phrase), the story is great, the structure is focused and helps make it easy to keep all the characters straight. You get the feel of what it's like to be on Nantucket even though there is not a lot description of day to day life there. And the whole "behind the scenes" look at what goes into the "glamour" of galas makes the whole charity world seem less intimidating. The author does a fresh take on the harried working mother thing. The main character, Claire, is not neurotic, just a little confused, a little selfish but basically a good person. A Summer Affair will give you everything but a tan.
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Summary: Needs a likable charactor
Comment: This is the third book I have read written by this author and I am drawn to her writing because I enjoy reading about real life situations rather than the unrealistic and overblown stories that tend to dominate the bookstores.
It was an OK read but I must say that there wasn't a likable charactor in the book. I do realize that people do have faults and it is important that this be included within the book, but it would be nice to have a charactor to root for.
The main charactor Claire, is a cheater. Her husband doesn't really pay any attention to her, except for sex. The male main charactor, Lock, is also cheating on his wife. Lock's wife apparently has some issues after a car accident and is mean and nasty to everyone. Claire's cochair of the gala is nasty to her and one of the charactors is imbezzling money from a charity.
It just seems that there could be a charactor or two that the reader could root for. The story also ended abruptly with little or no resolution.
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Summary: Real People
Comment: I am a huge fan of Elin hilderbrand and I found this book to be excellent reading. I could not put it down needing to know what happened in the end. The affair was very realistically written.
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Summary: Impressive but with room for more
Comment: I just finished this book. Billed as summer reading, it's impressive and stands out. The main character, Claire, is not so likeable, although Hilderbrand tries hard to make her so. And I would have liked to see more resolution at the end, perhaps a more substantial ending. It felt too abrupt. Hilderbrand does a nice job of fleshing out her other characters, they are surprising vibrant even when they have minor roles in the story. I love her chapter titles, too - imaginative and meaningful. I'll be reading more of her work.
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Summary: Life isn't easy for anyone!
Comment: This is a refreshing book about Claire, a modern woman whose friends think she has it all. A devoted husband, 4 great kids and a beautiful home in Nantucket. She should be happy, but Claire has a problem with setting limits. Her cup overflows when she takes the chairperson position for the charity ball. She not only has to deal with the activities of the ball, but finds her emotions confused. She falls for a married man that gives her what she thinks she is missing in her own life. The ending may surprise you, but it makes you reflect on you own life...and how you lead it.
I enjoyed this book and was swept up in to Claire's life. I couldn't put the book down and finished it too quickly. I hadn't read any of Elin Hilderbrand's books before, but will be putting them on my 'to read' list.
Customer Rating:
Summary: An Affair to Remember
Comment: How refreshing to read a book about a wife and mother who is sought after by three men, rather than left for a younger woman or alone in a marriage because the husband has a mistress. Although the writing is rather straightforward (no interesting turns of phrase), the story is great, the structure is focused and helps make it easy to keep all the characters straight. You get the feel of what it's like to be on Nantucket even though there is not a lot description of day to day life there. And the whole "behind the scenes" look at what goes into the "glamour" of galas makes the whole charity world seem less intimidating. The author does a fresh take on the harried working mother thing. The main character, Claire, is not neurotic, just a little confused, a little selfish but basically a good person. A Summer Affair will give you everything but a tan.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Needs a likable charactor
Comment: This is the third book I have read written by this author and I am drawn to her writing because I enjoy reading about real life situations rather than the unrealistic and overblown stories that tend to dominate the bookstores.
It was an OK read but I must say that there wasn't a likable charactor in the book. I do realize that people do have faults and it is important that this be included within the book, but it would be nice to have a charactor to root for.
The main charactor Claire, is a cheater. Her husband doesn't really pay any attention to her, except for sex. The male main charactor, Lock, is also cheating on his wife. Lock's wife apparently has some issues after a car accident and is mean and nasty to everyone. Claire's cochair of the gala is nasty to her and one of the charactors is imbezzling money from a charity.
It just seems that there could be a charactor or two that the reader could root for. The story also ended abruptly with little or no resolution.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Real People
Comment: I am a huge fan of Elin hilderbrand and I found this book to be excellent reading. I could not put it down needing to know what happened in the end. The affair was very realistically written.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Impressive but with room for more
Comment: I just finished this book. Billed as summer reading, it's impressive and stands out. The main character, Claire, is not so likeable, although Hilderbrand tries hard to make her so. And I would have liked to see more resolution at the end, perhaps a more substantial ending. It felt too abrupt. Hilderbrand does a nice job of fleshing out her other characters, they are surprising vibrant even when they have minor roles in the story. I love her chapter titles, too - imaginative and meaningful. I'll be reading more of her work.
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