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The Perfect Summer (2003)

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0553584049 (ISBN13: 9780553584042)
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bantam books

The Perfect Summer (2003) - Plot & Excerpts

The summer begins with a problem, a child not picked up from an after school activity. Things rapidly get worse. A missing spouse, shocking aligations arise and culminate in a nail-biting finale.Bay is a woman who lives a simple life. She loves her kids, the sea, her garden and her best friend, Tara, and most of the time, her husband, or she once did; she's not sure. She is satisfied with the simple things in life. Bay is married to her opposite, the outgoing and unsatisfied Sean whose manic energy is split between work as a banker and his fast motorboat, no slow and lazy sailboat for Sean. For him it's always about speed. The race is the thing. He want to win, at any cost.When she was in High School, Bay met a wonderful man who was building the boardwalk in town. He treated her like a little sister because she was just 16 and he 11 years older, a grown man. He made her his official helper. She was head over heels in love with the big, strong, gentle Danny Morrison. But they drifted apart and lost contact over the years.Just as she's leaving the house, she gets a fax from a Dan Morrion, a boat-builder confirming her husband's order of a boat. The door that closed decades before reopens and her old flame is now drawn into the mystery which is forming around her missing husband. The begins and ends on the brink of a perfect summer during which Bay learns that the deepest mystery is often closest to home.

4 STARS"Old friendships--and love--make all things new again.The acclaimed author of Safe Harbor and other "New York Times" bestsellers returns to the seaside, delving into the heart of a once happy family facing troubled waters.Bay McCabe relishes life's simple pleasures, her children, her home by the sea. She has never forgotten the values of her Irish granny--the everyday happiness of family, good friends, and hard work. Bay and her husband, Sean, have weathered rough spells and moved on. Now a perfect summer, filled with the scent of beach roses, lies before them.Charming and ambitious, Sean splits his energy between the town bank, his old fishing boat, and the family he seems to adore--until he leaves his young daughter stranded after school. As troubling memories resurface, a phone call confirms that Sean is missing. So begins a season that will change everything. As the door to all Bay cherishes seems to close forever, another opens, and an old love steps through. Embraced by enduring friendships, Bay will discover the truth of who she is--what love is--and how life's deepest mysteries are often those closest to home." (From Amazon)I really enjoyed this contemporary romance with suspense novel. I liked the story and characters.

What do You think about The Perfect Summer (2003)?

At first I got bored there are no excitement at all except for Sean gone missing and the mystery thing about the blood on his boat, the "ed", "the girl" etc.Bay, I love how she cares for her children. And Annie, unbelievable, at that age she already know what is going around their family, all the problems and changes.It's really nice how Rice emphasize friendships here. How friends stay together even through good or bad times.Eliza Day, I love the name. :) It's just so sad she's kind a suicidal. poor little girl. Experienced such trauma.
—Sofia

Bay McCabe relishes life's simple pleasures, her children, her home by the sea. She has never forgotten the values of her Irish granny--the everyday happiness of family, good friends, and hard work. Bay and her husband, Sean, have weathered rough spells and moved on. Now a perfect summer, filled with the scent of beach roses, lies before them. Charming and ambitious, Sean splits his energy between the town bank, his old fishing boat, and the family he seems to adore--until he leaves his young daughter stranded after school. As troubling memories resurface, a phone call confirms that Sean is missing. So begins a season that will change everything. As the door to all Bay cherishes seems to close forever, another opens, and an old love steps through. Embraced by enduring friendships, Bay will discover the truth of who she is--what love is--and how life's deepest mysteries are often those closest to home.When I got this book from library and I saw it was 428 pages, I found it a bit daunting. I'll be honest, I almost always go for the shorter book. But I gave it a try. I really enjoyed the story and found myself turning page after page till I was done.
—Pat

I wasn't going to even list books that would come under this category. But I have to make an exception for Luanne Rice. When I first started reading her books they were understandably light reading romance novels. This book changed my mind.I picked this one up to read at the lakehouse knowing it would be an easy read for the few days I would be there. It turned out to be a very good read and I do not think it belongs strictly in the romance novel category.It starts out with a seemingly normal family shattered by the discovery of a husband and fathers betrayal. The story that follows is not what you expect. It is a little more complex than normal in these books. It is a mystery and a suspense. I wondered what Luanne Rice could really do if she decided to veer from this familiar genre. Towards the end though she heads back to safe waters which was a little disappointing. The ending was satisfying but cliche. I could have imagined a few other endings that would have really made you sit up and take notice.I think she has a lot of potential for a writer and hope she will stretch from the 'formula-writing' someday.
—Helen

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