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    That Certain Summer: A Novel
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    That Certain Summer: A Novel

    By Irene Hannon

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    Karen and Val are family--yet they're anything but close. Karen has carried the burden of responsibility for her aging mother ever since her gorgeous sister left town years ago to pursue a career in theater. But Val had darker reasons for leaving town--as well as a secret to keep--and coming home has never been an option . . . until their mother suffers a stroke.

    Reunited in their hometown, Karen and Val must grapple with their past mistakes, their relationship with each other, and their issues with a mother who is far from ideal. When a physical therapist raising his daughter alone and a handsome but hurting musician enter the picture, the summer takes on a whole new dimension. As their lives intersect and entwine, can each learn how to forgive, how to let go, and how to move on? And strengthened by the healing power of faith, might they also find the courage to love?

    With her trademark compelling characters and heartwarming hope, fan favorite Irene Hannon offers her readers an inspiring true-to-life tale of complex family relationships, transgressions revealed and forgiven, and the complicated process of finding love.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBaker Publishing Group
    Release dateJun 1, 2013
    ISBN9781441242914
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    That Certain Summer: A Novel
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    Irene Hannon

    Two-time RITA Award winner Irene Hannon is the bestselling author of 40+ romance and romantic suspense novels. She has also won a National Readers’ Choice Award, a Carol Award, a HOLT Medallion, a Daphne du Maurier Award and 2 Reviewers’ Choice Awards from RT Book Reviews. Booklist named one of her novels a “Top 10 Inspirational Fiction” title for 2011. Visit www.irenehannon.com.

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    • 3/5
      The story centers around a Karen a woman in her late 30's who is divorced and has one teen-aged daughter. She is the elder daughter to her cranky old mother who intimidates people for control and position in their lives. After her mother has a stroke, the burden of care for rehab visits and constant demands wear her patience so she calls her sister Val who has abandoned the family in pursuit of a career in the theater and arts. Karen, being the more responsible of the two daughters, has finally had her fill of stress after suffering through a terrible marriage with an unfaithful and ungrateful husband whom Karen had dutifully cooked and cleaned for as well as managing the household. Val returns home to help and surprisingly reboots her relationship with her sister after many years of being away. ............The story is continues with the 2 sisters meeting love interests, gaining a deeper understanding of their strained relationships with their mother, unearthing secrets in each others lives and deepening their strength and relationship with God. ......Story easy to predict as you go, but listened all the way through and found it heartwarming anyway, a little like a Hallmark movie.
    • 5/5
      I've only read Irene Hannon's suspense books, but didn't hesitate to buy this one, even though it was of a different genre, because she is a wonderful writer.I am so glad that I bought the book because it moved me in a wonderful and powerful way.Karen and Val are sisters, but Val moved away as soon as she graduated 18 years ago, leaving Karen behind. Now, 18 years later, their mother suffers a stroke and Karen just can't manage on her own. Her mother is always putting her down, measuring her against Val's standards, who was prettier, more successful and more talented, while Karen is frumpy, overweight and can't even keep her marriage alive, having divorced 2 years previously. Karen hates to do it, but she calls Val and asks for her help. Val comes back to their hometown, but is full of misgivings and guilt and a hurt so deep it seems it will never be healed.This book is a book of heartbreak, sin and redemption. It will fill you with pain but make your heart soar with joy also. Throughout the book, Hannon gives us the wonderful example of God's grace to take His children through any situation life throws at them. His mercy endures forever.Don't miss this book. It will move you like few do.
    • 2/5
      I listened to this story as an audiobook. I might have rated it higher if I'd read it in book form. I'm not sure. The audiobook narrator's voice had a quality that came across as whiny to me (even in sections of narration where she wasn't assuming the voice of a character) and I think that spoiled my enjoyment of the story and also distracted me from the story itself. I do usually like Irene Hannon's books, but I have read quite a few of them lately, and I wonder if I am tiring of them. I am going to put the remainder of my list of hers back a bit on my TBR list and see if I like them better if I read a few other authors in between.