Summer Breeze
Publication Date: June 5, 2012
Pages: 320
Summer is upon us once again. And nothing says Summer like a Nancy Thayer
novel. This year’s novel, Summer Breeze,
is set in a small New England town that borders a lake. And of course beach front property is prime
real estate.
This year, Nancy Thayer introduces us to three
women who are currently neighbors at the lake.
There is Bella, who left her teaching job to move home and help run her
mother’s retail shop after an accident laid her up. She has been staying with her parents while
trying to decide what to do with her life.
Then there is Natalie, an artist from New York City who is staying in
her Aunt’s house for a year while her
Aunt is off travelling. And finally
there is Morgan, the Stay-At-Home-Mom.
Morgan and her husband, Josh, have recently moved into this prime piece
of real estate after he landed a presigious job with a wealthy chemical
company. As the friendship between the
three women grow, they are all faced with challenging decisions to make about
the future of their lives. Does Bella
decide to stay and start her own business, or does she follow her boyfriend to
the other side of the country for his job?
Does Natalie let herself fall in love with Ben, her opposite in every
way possible, and does Morgan make the tough decisions necessary to save her
marriage, or is it too late?
Summer Breeze is exactly the kind of book that I
have come to expect from Nancy Thayer.
Her books have become synonymous with Summer for me. They invoke images of lazy days at the beach,
warm gentle breezes, and close knit communities where everyone looks out for
each other. Her novels are never going
to challenge you way of thinking about life, but neither are they so fluffy
that you come away feeling like you just had candy. They are warm and inviting and transport you
to another place, which exactly what I want my books to do!
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