false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173489035m/297135.jpg 297135 22 Few authors dare to truly analyze the complex natures of mother-daughter relationships. In her novel <I>Summer Island</I>, author Kristin Hannah perfectly captures the bittersweet, inspiring, disappointing, tragic, and human aspects of such a relationship. Set in the tranquil, present-day San Juan Islands, <I>Summer Island</I> presents itself as a deep investigation of the ramifications of a mother's abandonment of her two daughters. Unlike many similar novels, this one delivers the goods.<p> When Nora Bridge left her husband and her two daughters 10 years ago, she took the only route she could see, and assumed she still had her daughters' love. Now, though she is distant from her own daughters, Nora is the hostess of a radio advice show, where she advises listeners that "family comes first." When a scandal breaks and Nora hits rock bottom, she finds she has to rely on the two people she has betrayed most deeply: her daughters, Ruby and Caroline.<p> As an aspiring and failing comedian, Ruby's life in Los Angeles has shrunk into a directionless morass. She says when she dismisses superstition, "As if she needed magic to tell her that she was stuck in the spin cycle of her life." Though neither she nor Caroline are inclined to help their mother, Ruby finally agrees when a magazine offers to pay her for a tell-all exposé.<p> With a masterful balance of cutting wit, realistic dialogue, and lyrical description, <I>Summer Island</I> is by far Hannah's greatest work. Mothers, daughters, and sisters are sure to mark the passages and lend this novel to each other. If this is the standard for future Hannah novels, her fan base is sure to grow.<I>--Nancy R.E. O'Brien</I> 1563523 2001 Summer Island: A Novel total:488|5:111|4:184|3:158|2:25|1:10| 488 1825 797 56 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 09:42:04 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 09:46:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 19:07:29 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 09:47:19 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Aug 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 16:15:30 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 16:42:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 11 11:20:16 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 11:26:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 05:59:50 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 13:13:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 31 18:57:34 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 19:32:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 08:04:05 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 08:35:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 18:10:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 18:13:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Wed Sep 19 14:30:37 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 14:42:38 -0700 2007 Kristin Hannah
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