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Normally, I don‘t like character driven novels but I was pretty engrossed in this one! It is a good book, but Queen Meryl‘s narration put it over the top. During the pandemic, Lara‘s 3 daughters return to the family‘s cherry orchard to help with the harvest, and they beg her to tell the story of the summer she dated a famous movie star and worked as an actress.

#bookspinbingo - free space and got a bingo!
#fictionaltraveler - trees

Totally absorbed. This was my first Anne Patchett book, and now I know what all the fuss is about. I‘m more of a fantasy reader and don‘t tend to love stories that go back and forth in time. But this story was woven so beautifully I was hooked from chapter one. There‘s no real plot just an emotional journey. Having seen Our Town previously did help. Add this to your book club list!

Wow, how lovely to read a compelling story about middle-aged people who are happy with their life choices! I was afraid I would feel let down or betrayed by the end -- literary fiction can really turn on you! -- but I was completely satisfied and crying happy tears.

#DoubleSpin #BlameItOnLitsy

#TurnThePage readathon book 2.

I really enjoyed this book. It was a cozy easy read.

How clever is Ann Patchett to find a way to write about a happy family without sacrificing dramatic tension? The warmth of the family relationship and the angst of Lara‘s coming of age are so beautifully balanced. I‘m really glad I waited until I‘d read Our Town (serendipitously chosen by my play reading group last term) to read this book. While I think I would have enjoyed it anyway, it made the story much richer. I loved it.

Captivating and charming and wonderfully simple… a book about all types of love and how love changes through the years!

I am a fan of Viola Shipman books but I have to say this book did not pull me in at the beginning. However since I am a fan I kept reading and really came to like the story. A young woman is trying to find herself and through a special recipe box that has been passed down through the generations she not only finds her place in the world but also comes to a better understanding of her place in her family history.

#JulyJazz #Hammock

Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:

#JULYJAZZ
@Eggs
@AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

TODAY‘S PROMPT: HAMMOCK

If you need a positive, uplifting read, THE SUMMER COTTAGE should be your next read.  

It is a huge, emotional hug....LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book. 5/5

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/2p69x7h3