My Dearest Friend, Nancy Thayer
My Dearest Friend, Nancy Thayer
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My Dearest Friend

Author: Nancy Thayer

Narrator: Kate Marcin

Unabridged: 10 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/14/2018


Synopsis

Now available for the first time in audio, this luminescent novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer enthralls with a story of difficult choices, complicated loves, and hard-won triumphs. At the age of forty-six, Daphne Miller is a first-time homeowner, a divorced college administrator whose daughter has moved in with her father. On a dirt road in the green mountains of southern Vermont, Daphne has at last found a home of her own. It may be tiny, but the rustic cottage is hers, and she’s determined to make it perfect. Just down the lane, Jack Hamilton and his young family move in. The newly appointed English professor Jack has long dreamed of teaching at his prestigious alma mater, but his wife Carey Ann is terribly unhappy in rural New England. As Daphne takes Carey Ann under her wing, Jack suppresses his growing attraction for his new neighbor and the two become friends. But for Daphne, this increasingly complex friendship brings back the painful memories of a previous betrayal. Now at an unexpected crossroads, Daphne must let go of the woman she has become—and reach out for the woman she longs to be.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 Ratunda Hicks on May 17, 2015

Great read! Great novel of betrayal, and ultimately, love! I was sad when the book ended. I hadn't known of Nancy Thayer prior to last fall. She is becoming one of my favorite authors!......more

Goodreads review by Lettie on June 04, 2022

I've just discovered this author & really enjoy her books.......more

Goodreads review by Laurel-Rain on March 07, 2015

Daphne Miller is suffering the many losses of her life, beginning with the divorce years before and complicated by the recent loss of her 16-year-old daughter, Cynthia, who decided to go live with her father in California. The same father who did not even bother to keep in touch for the fourteen yea......more

Goodreads review by Judy on July 25, 2019

I thought this novel was so much better written than Custody by the same author. I appreciated the author's attention to detail and the attention she paid to the nuances of the character's personalities. The main character was Daphne, who was in her mid forties; she long ago abandoned her own academi......more

Goodreads review by Virginia on July 23, 2014

A story, set at an eastern college, of women and men and their challenges. Since it was published in 1989 it is somewhat dated but the author has the emotions around events and decisions of life spot on and still relevant today. I enjoyed pondering the dilemmas of the characters.......more