Summer at the Lake, Andrew M. Greeley
Summer at the Lake, Andrew M. Greeley
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Summer at the Lake

Author: Andrew M. Greeley

Narrator: Anonymous

Unabridged: 13 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/22/2009


Synopsis

For childhood friends Leo Kelly, Jane Devlin, and newly ordained "Packy" Keenan, the summers they spent at the lake together were times of pure magic. And no summer was more enchanting than the summer of 1948—until a tragic car wreck killed two of their friends.The rich and prominent "Old House" families of Chicago banded together to protect their own—the driver, who was drunk, was the son of a local doctor. There was a cover-up and a vicious scandal. Leo left for the Korean War, and the three friends' summers at the lake were gone forever. . .Until thirty years later when Leo, still obsessed by the memory of Jane and the need to solve the mystery of what really happened that fateful summer, comes back to Chicago and back to the lake.Jane is more beautiful than ever, but her life has been an unhappy one, trapped in a loveless marriage and haunted by the memory of Leo. She has returned to the lake to try to piece her life back together.Disillusioned with the priesthood, Packy realizes he's in love with Jane, too. But as a best friend and confidant to Leo and Jane, he faces a difficult choice this summer: should he help his oldest friend win back the woman of his dreams or pursue what might be his own last chance for love?

About Andrew M. Greeley

Andrew Greeley is a Catholic priest and sociologist, and the author of many New York Times bestselling novels, including Summer at the Lake and Contract with an Angel, which are available from Brilliance Audio. He lives in Chicago.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cathy

Great premise about 3 friends trying to make sense of the events that took place in their youth. They all have regrets about the choices they made and believe that their interpretation of the events influenced them to make those choices. The main character decides to look more closely at the events......more

Goodreads review by Debbie

I think Andrew Greeley will always be the master of the twisted plot. As always, his books are timeless and very well written.......more

Goodreads review by Diane

Disappointed with this book. I had trouble going back and forth through the decades with the different main characters and that's not usually a problem. The storyline was just OK.......more