Mystic Summer, Hannah McKinnon
Mystic Summer, Hannah McKinnon
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Mystic Summer
A Novel

Author: Hannah McKinnon

Narrator: Amy McFadden

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/07/2016

Synopsis

A chance run-in with a college boyfriend puts a young woman’s picture-perfect life in perspective in this warm-hearted and lyrical novel from the author of The Lake Season.Since finishing graduate school, Maggie Griffin has worked hard to build an enviable life in Boston. She’s an elementary school teacher in a tony Boston suburb, a devoted sister, and a loving aunt. With her childhood best friend’s wedding quickly approaching and her own relationship blossoming, this is the summer she has been waiting for.But when Maggie’s career is suddenly in jeopardy, her life begins to unravel. Stricken, Maggie returns home to seaside Mystic, Connecticut, where she expects to find comfort in family and familiarity. Instead, she runs into Cameron Wilder, a young man from her past who has also returned home, and whose life has taken a turn that puts Maggie’s city struggles in harsh perspective. When tragedy strikes for Cameron, Maggie is faced with big decisions as she weighs what matters most and strives to stay true to the person she’s become.Set against the gorgeous backdrop of a New England summer when past and present collide, Mystic Summer is a gorgeous novel about looking back, moving forward, and the beauty that blooms when fate intervenes.

About Hannah McKinnon

Hannah McKinnon is the author of The Lake Season. She graduated from Connecticut College and the University of South Australia. She lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut, with her family, a flock of chickens, and two rescue dogs.

About Amy McFadden

Amy McFadden is an Earphones Award winner and a 2014 Audie Award finalist in Literary Fiction. She has narrated over 200 audiobooks with a focus on comedic fiction, romances, and dark young-adult titles. Praised for her character work, she is known for being able to find the emotional truth in comedy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Chelsea on April 22, 2018

I'd like to thank Netgalley for my digital copy in exchange for a fair and honest review. I thought this was the perfect book to get me in the Valentine's spirit! A little romance and lighter reading to give my brain a break from my typical dark thrillers. The plot is very straight forward and nothin......more

Goodreads review by Eva • All Books Considered on June 28, 2016

Review originally posted at All Books Considered: 2.5 STARS So I have yet to find a summer release that I LOVE this year in terms of all the beach reads. Before this, I read the latest by Nancy Thayer, Mary Kay Andrews, Shelley Noble (DNF) and Dorothea Benton Frank, none of which I loved this yea......more

Goodreads review by Amy on August 25, 2021

This was predictable, but that's okay-- it was a great summer read. Just what I would expect from this type of book.......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on June 15, 2016

If you’re headed to the beach this season and need a cute, light read with a lot of heart, make sure you pack Mystic Summer by Hannah McKinnon! Charming and romantic, it casts a nostalgic look at friendship and family and crafts a love story that will make you smile. But deeper than all of that is t......more

Goodreads review by Laurel-Rain on August 19, 2016

Maggie Griffin and Erika Crane have been best friends for many years, and now, while sharing an apartment in Boston’s Back Bay, their friendship is about to take another turn. Erika and her fiancé Trent Mitchell are planning a summer wedding. Meanwhile, Maggie is ending the school year, teaching at Da......more

Quotes

“A charming gem of a novel.” Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“A refreshing story about the choices we make and the choices sometimes made for us.” Shelley Noble, New York Times bestselling author

“A lovely, heartwarming novel that captures the intricacies within family and friend relationships. Past and present collide in a novel about looking back, moving forward, and the beauty that blooms when fate intervenes. McKinnon’s empathic characters will make readers wish their story continued past the book’s end.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)

“Features characters who must look past short-term happiness to build a future. New-adult and women’s fiction fans will find this book appealing. It’s a novel for twentysomethings facing major decisions including love, marriage, first apartments, jobs, houses, and the decision whether or not to have children.” Library Journal

“Amy McFadden narrates from Maggie’s point of view in the light, practical tone of a woman who thinks she has life figured out. Making the story easy to follow, McFadden provides a variety of accents for Maggie’s Boston friends and co-workers, as well as her family back home in Mystic, Connecticut…McFadden captures her uncertainty as she wavers between the life she thought she wanted and what she left behind. Mystic Summer captures the magic of summer, and McFadden’s narration is spot-on.” AudioFile

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