What family is perfect? Certainly not the Millers – Beck, Ashley and Jake who have been estranged for years. When their Grandmother Helen dies and the trio get together for the funeral, they are forced to confront the issues that have caused them to part....
Category: Historical fiction
I really appreciate good historical fiction and Summer Darlings captured me. The story is set in the 1960’s on Martha’s Vineyard, known for being a summer playground of the rich and famous. Our protagonist is Heddy Winsome, a college student who has recently lost her...
Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain
posted by: thathappyreader
February 2, 2020
From the Publisher: ” North Carolina, 2018: Morgan Christopher’s life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, she finds herself serving a three-year stint in the North Carolina Women’s Correctional Center. Her dream of a career in art is...
Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand
posted by: thathappyreader
December 2, 2019
This is likely my favourite book of 2019. The Summer of ’69 is the story of the Levin family during the year 1969 – one of the most historic years in U.S. history. Interestingly, it is also the summer in which Hilderbrand and her...