Ill Be Your Blue Sky, Marisa de los Santos
Ill Be Your Blue Sky, Marisa de los Santos
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I'll Be Your Blue Sky
A Novel

Author: Marisa de los Santos

Narrator: Angela Dawe, Erin Bennett

Unabridged: 8 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/06/2018


Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author revisits the characters from her beloved novels Love Walked In and Belong to Me in this captivating, beautifully written drama involving family, friendship, secrets, sacrifice, courage, and true love for fans of Jojo Moyes, Elin Hilderbrand, and Nancy Thayer.On the weekend of her wedding, Clare Hobbes meets an elderly woman named Edith Herron. During the course of a single conversation, Edith gives Clare the courage to do what she should have done months earlier: break off her engagement to her charming—yet overly possessive—fiancé.Three weeks later, Clare learns that Edith has died—and has given her another gift. Nestled in crepe myrtle and hydrangea and perched at the marshy edge of a bay in a small seaside town in Delaware, Blue Sky House now belongs to Clare. Though the former guest house has been empty for years, Clare feels a deep connection to Edith inside its walls, which are decorated with old photographs taken by Edith and her beloved husband, Joseph.Exploring the house, Clare finds two mysterious ledgers hidden beneath the kitchen sink. Edith, it seems, was no ordinary woman—and Blue Sky House no ordinary place. With the help of her mother, Viviana, her surrogate mother, Cornelia Brown, and her former boyfriend and best friend, Dev Tremain, Clare begins to piece together the story of Blue Sky House—a decades-old mystery more complex and tangled than she could have imagined. As she peels back the layers of Edith’s life, Clare discovers a story of dark secrets, passionate love, heartbreaking sacrifice, and incredible courage. She also makes startling discoveries about herself: where she’s come from, where she’s going, and what—and who—she loves.Shifting between the 1950s and the present and told in the alternating voices of Edith and Clare, I’ll Be Your Blue Sky is vintage Marisa de los Santos—an emotionally evocative novel that probes the deepest recesses of the human heart and illuminates the tender connections that bind our lives.

About Marisa de los Santos

Marisa de los Santos is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning poet with a PhD in literature and creative writing. She lives in Wilmington, Delaware, with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on March 02, 2021

Marisa de los Santos returns to the characters she first introduced in Love Walked In. (This book stands alone; no need to read the previous books first.) The day before her wedding, Clare has cold feet. Enter Edith, an elderly stranger Clare connects with instantly, who nudges Clare to cancel her w......more

Goodreads review by Ang on August 04, 2017

CAN YOU GIVE A BOOK 37 STARS? Seriously, though. I loved Love Walked In, I really liked Belong to Me and I loved loved loved this book so much. From the first moment until the last moment, everything about it was just right. (Save your gripes about everything falling into place too neatly for someone......more

Goodreads review by DJ on December 14, 2018

Favorite Quotes: Maybe it comes from having spent most of my childhood alone with my mother, who even before her breakdown and subsequent bipolar diagnosis, was all quicksilver, mutable brilliance, and so necessary to me that I kept track of her with what could only be called vigilance, half worried......more

Goodreads review by Alisa on May 28, 2018

One of those dual narrative novels that alternates between the 1950s and current day. I enjoyed the story line of Edith much more than modern day Clare. The dialogue between Clare and the other major characters, including her best friend/soulmate Dev, just felt far too precious, even "twee". Real pe......more

Goodreads review by Kristy on February 20, 2018

The weekend of her wedding, Clare Hobbes meets an elderly woman, Edith Herron, at the venue. While they only have a few brief conversations, they provide Clare with the insight and courage she so badly needs. So much that she finds the strength to call off her wedding and return home alone. A few we......more