A Year by the Sea - Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman by Joan Anderson. Finished this book March 03 24.
A book about the author's journey to redefining and discovery herself following the departure of her children into adulthood.
Her husband gets a new job and expects her to follow him as she has before. She chose to retreat to their family cottage on Cape Cod.
She enjoys her surroundings and gradually discovered her life was full of possibilities.
Out of that magical, difficult, transformative year came this book. A record of her experiences in a year by the sea.
A good read.
She is one of my favorite authors.
Ada Williams believed that money and power would bring her happiness. But now, she is all alone with a greedy and bitter son Peter who is just waiting for her to die.
A few miles away the Bolton family may be poor but the love they share, the friendship of neighbours, means they can overcome almost any adversity.
The twists and turns in this to discover the connection of these families so far apart.
Great read.
The Longings of Wayward Girls by Karen Brown.This book is presented in different timelines but not very linear which I understand is done to dramatic effect.
A story about teenage girls and the angst of wanting to belong, being a clique, excluding others your social circle, being interested in boys and sometimes being mean.
I did finish the book but it was not a great read for me.