"28 Summers" by author Elin Hilderbrand. It was a beach read although we read it in land locked West Virginia; a whirlwind of a story that took years, with family and friends on the island of Nantucket (where the author lives by the way), with main character Mallory Blessing. It is her love story of falling for her brother's best friend and roommate from college: a first love that lasted a life time.
Surprise
technique the author used: since taking place over years, the opening
of each chapter had current events from that year which made me
reminisce about my own life. Also I enjoyed the cooking, recipe
references, and farm stand references; the old movie that inspired Mal
and Jake's "life imitating art" structure; her teaching career that
soared because I think she had no husband and only one child! and her
unwavering devotion to Jake, "no matter what".
Morale
of the story: All of us need to "fill up our cup" while we are healthy,
strong, and still have our sense of humor - reach out to friends always
and keep our contacts with family open. All you need is love. Have
fun. Wear sunscreen and a hat at the beach. Be true to your school. ** I
enjoyed this book & was super to have you all over to the house on a
cool morning in the heat of summer.
(more pictures on FB)
Alice
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