An Act of Love, Nancy Thayer
An Act of Love, Nancy Thayer
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An Act of Love

Author: Nancy Thayer

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 8 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/02/2018


Synopsis

A happy family is forced to confront a shocking secret with the power to pull them apart in this riveting novel from New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer. Now available for the first time in audio! In their modest farmhouse in rural New England, Owen and Linda McFarland feel that they’ve found a little slice of heaven. Both previously divorced, they now have a second chance at a happy home with his son, Bruce, and her daughter, Emily. While the transition wasn’t easy, Linda and Owen hope the newly blended family has put their troubles behind them. But they are mistaken. Bruce, seventeen, and Emily, fifteen, are enrolled together in an elite Massachusetts boarding school when bright, extroverted Emily attempts suicide, shocking the entire family. In recovery at the hospital, she makes a horrifying accusation that threatens to destroy the idyllic life Linda and Owen have worked so hard to build. With illusions laid bare, loyalties are tested and a family must learn to start anew.Praise for the novels of Nancy Thayer “The queen of beach books.”—The Star-Ledger “Thayer has a deep and masterly understanding of love and friendship, of where the two complement and where they collide.”—Elin Hilderbrand “Thayer’s gift for reaching the emotional core of her characters [is] captivating.”—Houston Chronicle “One of my favorite writers.”—Susan Wiggs “Thayer portrays beautifully the small moments, inside stories and shared histories that build families.”—The Miami Herald “Thayer’s sense of place is powerful, and her words are hung together the way my grandmother used to tat lace.”—Dorothea Benton Frank

About Nancy Thayer

Nancy Thayer is the New York Times bestselling author of A Nantucket Wedding, Secrets in Summer, The Island House, The Guest Cottage, An Island Christmas, Nantucket Sisters, A Nantucket Christmas, Island Girls, Summer Breeze, Heat Wave, Beachcombers, Summer House, Moon Shell Beach, and The Hot Flash Club. She lives on Nantucket.


Reviews

Goodreads review by CLM on May 14, 2022

Dated but an unputdownable read......more

Goodreads review by Tom on June 06, 2013

This is the type of book I would not ordinarily read, but my girlfriend gave it to me so I gave it a try. I found the story totally unrealistic. First, the main men are all very handsome and the women all pretty. A small point, but a sign that this author is not interested in relating to the real wo......more

Goodreads review by Mary on September 18, 2018

Novelists Owen and Linda McFarland have been married for seven years. During that time, they have been incredibly happy together and have worked hard to make their blended family feel loved. Living on their beautiful little Massachusetts farm, Owen's son Bruce has grown into a handsome high school s......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on February 03, 2018

I kept having to go back and look at the copyright date, because some of the things written in this book seemed not to need explanation, yet were being explained. Kudos to American society for that progress in the last twenty years. There's no secret that this book is about an accusation of rape--and......more