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Tarfumes.com - A Summer Affair: A Novel
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List Price: $24.99
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Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780316018609
ISBN: 0316018600
Label: Little, Brown and Company
Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Release Date: 2008-07-01
Studio: Little, Brown and Company
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Editorial Reviews:
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Sheila Crispin Cook, mother of four young children and nationally renowned glassblower, bites off more than she can chew when she agrees to co-chair the Nantucket's Children Summer Gala. Sheila is asked to chair the benefit, in part, because she is the former high school sweetheart of rock star Max West. Max agrees to play the gala and it looks like smooth sailing for Sheila-until she promises a "museum-quality" piece of glass for the auction, offers her best friend the catering job, goes nose-to-nose with her Manhattan socialite co-chair, and begins a "good-hearted" affair with the charity's Executive Director, Lockhart Dixon.
Hearts break and emotions are pushed to the limit in this riveting story of one woman's attempt to deal with loves past and present, family, business, and high-powered social pressures. Elin Hilderbrand's unique understanding of the joys and longings that animate women's lives will make this her newest summer bestseller.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Impressive but with room for more
Comment: I just finished this book. Billed as summer reading, it's impressive and stands out. The main character, Claire, is not so likeable, although Hilderbrand tries hard to make her so. And I would have liked to see more resolution at the end, perhaps a more substantial ending. It felt too abrupt. Hilderbrand does a nice job of fleshing out her other characters, they are surprising vibrant even when they have minor roles in the story. I love her chapter titles, too - imaginative and meaningful. I'll be reading more of her work.
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Summary: I love all her books!
Comment: This was such a good book! Claire is a retired glass-blowing mom of four living full time in Nantucket. She is asked by the richest man on Nantucket to co-chair the committee for Nantucket's Children charity, begin glass-blowing again to make the auction piece, and call in a favor from her ex-boyfriend who is a huge rock star for the entertainment. Claire feels the need to agree to it and puts her family life on hold for the next year.
In the very beginning of her co-chairing responsibilities, she falls for the executive director and things start to heat up quickly. The lying and sneaking and problems as co-chair are enough to keep anyone entertained!
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Summary: Good
Comment: So this is chick lit. I like it.
Claire Danner Crispin is a mom and wife who lives in a lovely house Nantucket. She seems to have everything but she's still so insecure. That's probably why she'll want to risk everything to have an affair with this annoying guy. I don't like him, he's rude. but it's a good story :))
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Summary: Another interesting novel by Elin Hilderbrand
Comment: Having read Barefoot first, it was difficult to find another novel by this author that could be as good. A Summer Affair held my attention and I did enjoy it. The characters were interesting. I found this book represented some women in life dealing with similar problems, and wondering how they would handle it being in the same situation. I would recommend reading it, but the story line isn't quite as good as Barefoot
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Summary: Don't Bother
Comment: This story of two self-absorbed whiners left me cold. I really tried to read it all the way through, but just couldn't. As a friend of mine says--"life is too short to waste on a bad book". This book seemed like a perfect late summer read. However, I found that I really did not care about any of the characters--they were all flat and one-dimensional. I finally quit!!
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