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Author : Shirley Jackson
Release : 1970
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Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 626/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Summer People by : Shirley Jackson
Download or read book The Summer People written by Shirley Jackson. This book was released on 1970. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elin Hilderbrand
Release : 2003-05-30
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 679/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Summer People by : Elin Hilderbrand
Download or read book Summer People written by Elin Hilderbrand. This book was released on 2003-05-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Recently widowed Beth Newton returns to Nantucket for the summer with her teenage twins to continue a family tradition and to keep a promise her late husband made to another teen "--
Author : Kelly Link
Release : 2015-03-05
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 982/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Summer People by : Kelly Link
Download or read book The Summer People written by Kelly Link. This book was released on 2015-03-05. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kelly Link's new collection of stories explores everything from the essence of ghosts to the nature of love. And hurricanes, astronauts, evil twins, bootleggers, Ouija boards, iguanas, The Wizard of Oz, superheroes, the pyramids. . . The Summer People is a bite-sized sample of Link's incomparable writing, telling the story of Fran, her friend Ophelia, and their adventures at the house belonging to the mysterious and rarely glimpsed 'summer people'. As the tales Fran tells about the house and its inhabitants become ever stranger and more magical, it gets harder and harder to tell what is real and what exists only in her imagination, and the lines between truth and fantasy become deliciously blurred.
Author : Brian Groh
Release : 2009-10-06
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 497/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Summer People by : Brian Groh
Download or read book Summer People written by Brian Groh. This book was released on 2009-10-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tremendously appealing and mordantly funny novel for fans of Richard Russo and Curtis Sittenfeld, about friendship, compassion, and social privilege. Summer People tells the story of Nathan Empson, a young college dropout and aspiring graphic novelist who has just accepted the most unusual job of his life. In exchange for serving as a summer "caretaker" for Ellen Broderick, the eccentric matriarch of Brightonfield Cove, Maine, Nathan will earn a generous salary and gain access to one of the last bastions of old New England wealth—an exclusive coastal community the likes of which he has never known. It seems at first like easy money: accompanying Ellen to the immaculate Alnombak Golf and Tennis Club, or joining her for an evening of cocktails and conversation at a neighbor's mansion overlooking the anchored yachts of Albans Bay. But not everyone in the community is welcoming—or even civil—to someone they regard as an interloper. So Nathan finds solace in the companionship of a philosophical, ex-punk Episcopalian pastor, and the alluring nanny of the pastor's children, a feisty, dark-eyed beauty named Leah. Nathan invites Leah for walks and late-night picnics on the beach, yet as his relationship with her deepens, he finds it difficult to ignore his employer's unexpectedly unnerving behavior. With each escalating mishap, a new aspect of Ellen's colorful past comes to light, exposing the secret lives of her old friends, flames, and enemies, as well as the story behind a scandalous incident Nathan must prevent her from repeating—however inept his efforts may be. In this big-hearted, immensely satisfying debut novel, Nathan must contend with competitors for Leah's affection and with an increasing suspicion that Ellen needs more help than he can provide. But sounding the alarm over Ellen's condition would mean leaving her beachside home, his summer job, and the romance that may well change his life.
Author : Joseph lanciotti
Release : 2000-12-21
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 256/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis River Island by : Joseph lanciotti
Download or read book River Island written by Joseph lanciotti. This book was released on 2000-12-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: River Island is the history of a small, humble island called Barley Point, located on the Navesink River, in the affluent shore town of Rumson, N.J. It starts with the first humans here, the Lenni Lenappi, who came to hunt and fish in this beautiful place during the summers before the Europeans discovered and bought it. The main story is about the summer people of the Island who rented summer shacks there before they joined together to buy it. In particular, the author who is one of the 57 owners, describes his observations and the philosophy of life that he developed while spending his summers there for over twenty five years. From its start as a collection of summer shacks built by unique people seeking a place in the summer sun, this little Island has constantly sought the acceptance of its parent, the wealthy town of Rumson. Its early years were obscure, and mostly unnoticed, but then it sought to join the mainstream. It applied for building permits to improve its humble condition, but found itself impeded in its efforts. Its real estate is still very modest despite small improvements, but the Islands natural beauty on the Navesink River is priceless. If you are a lover of nature, you should buy this book to read it during those times of your life when you take the world too seriously. The descriptions of the Island and the people since the Depression to the present, and the joys they received from a simple life with nature will convince you that really the best things in life are free. Whenever you read it, it will be summer again at River Island.
