Heat Wave, Nancy Thayer
Heat Wave, Nancy Thayer
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Heat Wave

Author: Nancy Thayer

Narrator: Kathe Mazur

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/21/2011


Synopsis

Unerringly perceptive, superbly written, every page packed with the warmth and compassionate wisdom that have become Nancy Thayer’s trademark, Heat Wave tells the moving story of a woman who, after her seemingly perfect life unravels, must find the strength to live and love again.

Making the startling discovery that her family finances are in dire straits is only the latest shock endured by Carley Winsted after her husband’s sudden death from a heart attack. Resisting her in-laws’ well-meaning overtures to take in Carley and her two daughters, the young widow instead devises a plan to keep her family in their beloved home, a grand historic house on the island of Nantucket.

The solution is right at Carley’s front door: transforming her expensive, expansive house into a bed-and-breakfast. Not everyone, however, thinks this plan prudent or quite respectable—especially not Carley’s mother-in-law. Further complicating a myriad of challenges, a friend forces Carley to keep a secret that, if revealed, will undo families and friendships. 

When her late husband’s former law partner keeps showing up at the most unexpected times, Carley must cope with an array of mixed feelings. And then, during a late-summer heat wave, the lives of Carley and her friends and family will be forever changed in entirely unexpected ways. 

Lyrical, emotional, dramatic, and ultimately wonderfully uplifting, Nancy Thayer’s latest novel is compelling from its first page to its last.

About The Author

Nancy Thayer is the New York Times bestselling author of Beachcombers, Summer House, Moon Shell Beach, The Hot Flash Club, The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again, Hot Flash Holidays, and The Hot Flash Club Chills Out. She lives on Nantucket.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mme on July 14, 2011

This is not the worst book I've cracked this year, but it's far from the best. I picked it up at the library (thank God I didn't spend any money on it) for some very light summer reading...you know the kind...it keeps you turning the pages but doesn't tax the intellect at all. Well, it filled the bil......more

Goodreads review by Cathy on October 10, 2011

Where to start when reviewing Heat Wave, by Nancy Thayer...? First of all, the title doesn't really work, because I think more of the action of the book takes place during the winter in Nantucket, and there is very little time spent during the summer. Also, whose legs are on the cover? Now that I've......more

Goodreads review by Emily on September 14, 2024

2.5⭐️-This one started out strong and then really fell off for me. I was hoping to get some Elin Hilderbrand vibes from this one, as people have told me she is similar, it takes place in Nantucket, and she is quoted on the front cover. But it just didn’t do it for me. The premise was good and made s......more

Goodreads review by Patty on May 16, 2011

I am absolutely positive that I am incapable of writing a summer novel. I am also absolutely positive that Nancy Thayer can. And…she does it with skill, knowledge and just the right amount of juicy bits. Heat Wave is this summer’s Nancy Thayer novel. I was able to get a copy from Amazon Vine. The tru......more

Goodreads review by Christine on April 30, 2015

On Nantucket Island, thirty-two year old Carley Winsted is unprepared to suddenly become the single mom of her daughters (five years old Margaret and twelve years old Cisco), but has no choice when her spouse Gus dies from an undetected heart defect. However, besides having to take care of their dev......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR NANCY THAYER

“Nancy Thayer has a deep and masterly understanding of love and friendship, of where the two complement and where they collide.”—Elin Hilderbrand

Beachcombers
 
“Walk along the shore with [these] girls. . . . Beachcombers hits home for those of us women who have loved, lost and forgiven ourselves and others in the quest for love and serenity.”—Wichita Falls Times Record News
 
“Thayer’s sense of place is powerful, and her words are hung together the way my grandmother used to tat lace.”—Dorothea Benton Frank
 
 “A charming and fun summer read. Readers will love this story of family and love.”—The Plain Dealer
 
Summer House
 
“This well-wrought, appealing book [is] packed with literally down-to-earth charm.”—The New York Times
 
“Thayer portrays beautifully the small moments, inside stories and shared histories that build families.”—The Miami Herald
 
“Thayer’s gift for reaching the emotional core of her characters [is] captivating.”—Houston Chronicle