Barefoot: A Novel
by Elin Hilderbrand
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BAREFOOT ~ A beach house, two sisters, and a girlfriend...Sounds heavenly--relaxing, even with a couple kids in tow…
Now, I can handle a bit of vomit and lost luggage, but Hilderbrand mercilessly tugs at all of my feminine heartstrings; marriage, motherhood, sisterhood, and friendship…oh, and that pesky fear-of-death thing.
Meet the Girls:
Melanie deals with infertility overshadowed by infidelity, and then further complicated with pregnancy — “POW!”
Brenda’s promising acad...more
Now, I can handle a bit of vomit and lost luggage, but Hilderbrand mercilessly tugs at all of my feminine heartstrings; marriage, motherhood, sisterhood, and friendship…oh, and that pesky fear-of-death thing.
Meet the Girls:
Melanie deals with infertility overshadowed by infidelity, and then further complicated with pregnancy — “POW!”
Brenda’s promising acad...more
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Read in November, 2007
recommends it for:
summer beach "bums"
“Barefoot” is a terrific light summer read. (Of course, just to go against the grain I actually read it in November I believe.) The story is well written and the characters are likeable.
Did “Barefoot” cause me to do any soul-searching, or reveal hidden truths in a startling way? No. But that isn’t the purpose of this book. (At least not in my opinion.) It tells a wonderful heart-warming (I know it’s an overused cliché, but in this case it’s accurate) story of three sis...more
Did “Barefoot” cause me to do any soul-searching, or reveal hidden truths in a startling way? No. But that isn’t the purpose of this book. (At least not in my opinion.) It tells a wonderful heart-warming (I know it’s an overused cliché, but in this case it’s accurate) story of three sis...more
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Read in February, 2008
This was a good novel, but a little slow. It was about 3 women (2 sisters and one best friend) who escaped their dramatic lives for a summer in Nantucket. One sister had two kids and was being treated for lung cancer, the other sister was a college professor who was fired and facing litigation for sleeping with her only male (Australian) student, and the friend was newly pregnant. After trying unsuccessfully for years, she finally conceived only to find that her husband had been cheating on her ...more
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Read in February, 2008
The story of three women and their young, male babysitter unfurls during the hot summer in Nantucket. All of them have a story. Vicki has lung cancer, Brenda, Vicki’s younger sister is in disgrace after having an affair with one of her students and Melanie, Vicki’s friend, is newly pregnant with a long fought for baby, only to discover her husband is having an affair. Josh is a twenty one year old writing student on his summer holidays in the right place at the right time.
Vicki and Brenda ...more
Vicki and Brenda ...more
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Read in July, 2007
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Read in June, 2008
A good cry is so cathartic, no? This book sure did it to me ... cancer, small children, love, affairs, academe, The List of Things That No Longer Matter, the "heart wants what it wants" and so on.
However, the author portrays the "mother" in the worst possible way, or at best the least flattering way, leading one to suppose latent unaddressed issues that are definitely Electra in nature. Yes the author knows how to raise magnificent children ... but her mother did not in...more
However, the author portrays the "mother" in the worst possible way, or at best the least flattering way, leading one to suppose latent unaddressed issues that are definitely Electra in nature. Yes the author knows how to raise magnificent children ... but her mother did not in...more
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Read in April, 2008
This is the story of three women and the trials that life brings to them. It is a bittersweet novel depicting the importance of family and friends when life hits a rough patch. It also demonstrates that one never knows where help might come from. This was a well written fluff novel. It dragged slowly by in certain parts. I felt the end wrapped up too nicely and too neatly for all of the characters. It would be great if life worked in such wonderful ways, but alas I found the ending unreali...more
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Read in June, 2007
recommends it for:
Anyone looking for a good beach read!
Hilderbrand's last book, The Love Season, gave us the wonderful character of Marguerite. Her story was one to remember, and I eagerly awaited publication of Barefoot.
Barefoot started off a bit slowly as we were introduced to the three women who headed to Nantucket for the summer, each to deal with the fork-in-the-road crisis of her life. It took me quite a few pages/chapters to settle into this book and was considering setting it aside. Then the story suddenly grabbed me, and I w...more
Barefoot started off a bit slowly as we were introduced to the three women who headed to Nantucket for the summer, each to deal with the fork-in-the-road crisis of her life. It took me quite a few pages/chapters to settle into this book and was considering setting it aside. Then the story suddenly grabbed me, and I w...more
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Read in January, 2008
This one took me a while to get through...I just couldn't get into it really, but hate to put a book down without finishing it! The story kinda dragged for me...and the information about what got the 3 women to this point was slow in coming out (most of it wasn't revealed until halfway through the book). Most of the time I wanted to yell at the women! But the ending was good - it made me cry, too. Overall, an OK book, but not what I was expecting it to be.
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Read in September, 2007
I was hooked after the first two pages and couldn't put it down. A wonderful story about three women, each with a her own obstacle to overcome, and Josh, the college student who stumbles into their lives, forever changing them. I just fell in love with Josh! This story tugged at my heartstrings, brought a few tears to my eyes and kept me wanting more. Definitely a great beach/summer read, but nice to enjoy a little Nantucket summer anytime.
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Read in June, 2008
This was an amazing book. It took a bit to get into it. I wasn't sure I was going to finish it after the first chapter, but as I read, the characters became more intriguing.
Three women spend the summer together, each one is unhappy about something. You get to know them slowly, and with each chapter you care more about them as they work out solutions, and learn to help each other. By the end, well, I cried.
I hope there is a sequel.
Three women spend the summer together, each one is unhappy about something. You get to know them slowly, and with each chapter you care more about them as they work out solutions, and learn to help each other. By the end, well, I cried.
I hope there is a sequel.
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Read in December, 2007
recommends it for:
all women
I LOved this book about two sisters and a sister's best friend returning to Nantucket to their Gran's house buy the sea for the oldest girl to recover from chemo for lung cancer . Each girl is running from her own life changing problems. I sat in my condo by myself crying at the end of this book.I thought about this book long after I turned the last page. I will look forward to reading anything this author writes.
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Read in July, 2008
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This is such a heart warming book. It is about 2 sisters and 1 friend who go to a beach house in Nantucket to escape the problems they have going on in their own lives. One of the sister's has cancer, one lost her job, and one just found out she is pregant and her husband is having an affair. Elin makes the characters seem so real. You will cry at a couple spots and it you will be sad when the book ends.
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Read in July, 2008
This was my first novel by this author, and would have been perfect to take on a beach vacation. Sadly, I did not have one of those, and this book made me wish I had.
The plot was slightly above average- there were some great, touching events in the book, but overall, I wasn't really impressed. I think reading Beach House by Jane Green and this so close together made me like this less.
The plot was slightly above average- there were some great, touching events in the book, but overall, I wasn't really impressed. I think reading Beach House by Jane Green and this so close together made me like this less.
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So far so good! I have trouble getting into new books when I finish one. I get so enthralled with the book I just read, that it is hard to switch to a new character and setting! But After the first chapter I was hooked and can't wait to dive into more. It is nice to read a book set in summer when it is so cold outside!!!!!
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Read in July, 2007
I saw a review on this book and wanted to read it. This book was fabulous. The characters were real, a death you didn't see coming and a real ending. Only thing I didn't like was there were no chapters. But you get over that. I couldn't put the book down. I'm going to try another one of her books.
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Read in July, 2007
This book is a good beach read, as it takes place on Nantucket. Follows three women through their personal journals for one summer. Some endearing charachters, but overall I didn't think they were as well developed as they could have been. Enjoyed reading it, but wasn't blown away.
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Read in July, 2008
Great summer read. Takes place on Nantucket. Three women (2 sisters and one friend) spend a summer on the island. Each woman has a reason for wanting to escape their life back at home. A younger man befriends all three and becomes a babysitter for one of the women's two boys.
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Read in July, 2008
This book was nice, but not earth-shattering. I found it difficult to relate to the main characters, but it was a nice story nonetheless. It forced some tears out of me towards the end (which, admittedly, is not difficult to do), but it didn't really stick with me.
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Read in July, 2008
I enjoyed getting to know the characters, and I found myself thinking about them even when I wasn't reading. I did NOT make many notes in the margin or underline powerful statements/words...it wasn't much of a "thinker" book for me...but I definitely liked it.
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