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Reviewer (text)
Thayer Wentworth had colossal inner strength that she was only just beginning to understand. Like many young girls, she was not close to her mother, but had a sisterly affection for her grandmother, whom she nicknamed "Grand." She will wish many times over that she followed her Grand's advice and not let her husband, Aengus, take her too far into the "Irish thing." Read More
Teaser
Growing up, the only place tomboy Thayer Wentworth felt at home was her summer camp in the North Carolina Mountains. It was there that she met Nick Abrams, her first love…and first heartbreak. Years later, she marries an Irish professor and they settle down only miles from Camp Edgewood. Thayer must confront dark secrets --- about her mother, first love, and, most devastating of all, her husband.
Promo
Growing up, the only place tomboy Thayer Wentworth felt at home was her summer camp in the North Carolina Mountains. It was there that she met Nick Abrams, her first love…and first heartbreak. Years later, she marries an Irish professor and they settle down only miles from Camp Edgewood. Thayer must confront dark secrets --- about her mother, first love, and, most devastating of all, her husband.
About the Book
Growing up, the only place tomboy Thayer Wentworth felt at home was at her summer camp --- Camp Sherwood Forest in the North Carolina Mountains. It was there that she came alive and where she met Nick Abrams, her first love...and first heartbreak.
Years later, Thayer marries Aengus, an Irish professor, and they move into her deceased grandmother's house in Atlanta, only miles from Camp Edgewood on Burnt Mountain where her father died years ago in a car accident. There, Aengus and Thayer lead quiet and happy lives until Aengus is invited up to the camp to tell old Irish tales to the campers. As Aengus spends less time at home and becomes more distant, Thayer must confront dark secrets-about her mother, her first love, and, most devastating of all, her husband.
July 2011
When I get together with friends, one of my favorite questions is “What are you reading?” Over the holiday weekend, close neighbors came in for a barbecue. Dale shared that she now has a Kindle; she had just finished Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford and is currently reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett. She was chatting about these books with the same enthusiasm that I did when I read them when they first came out. It reminded me that readers all find books at their own pace, and good books will continue to be found long after their publication date!
If you could have only ONE of the following served at your book group meetings, what would you pick?
July 1, 2011, 435 voters
