Often on long road trips particularly at night I've driven past houses and wondered what stories are contained within each of their respective four walls. Sounds a bit weird but every house has its stories to tell.
In this gripping story The Book of Summer by American author Michelle Gable there are certainly a lot of tales to tell.
This book centres around the almost 100-year-old homestead Cliff House perched on a cliff on the island of Nantucket and its guest book aka The Book of Summer. The cliff is eroding and soon Cliff House will be no longer but its owner Cissy Codman is not letting her home and its history go without a fight. Her daughter Bess returns home to try to convince her mother that she must leave before she ends up going with the house.
The book flicks between the 1940s pre and post World War II and the present day and also contains many entries in The Book of Summer. Features of this book include a myriad of characters, many stories, and brilliant storytelling. If you enjoyed the Australian television series A Place To Call Home chances are you will enjoy this book.
Now I'm off to read a book which doesn't contain the word Summer in its title, given that the last three books I've read have.
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