The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners, Luanne Rice
The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners, Luanne Rice
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The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners

Author: Luanne Rice

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 9 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2009

Categories: Fiction, Women


Synopsis

A legendary island steeped in the mystery and wisdom of centuries…

A runaway heiress learning to trust life, and love…

A mother and daughter, separated for years, searching for a way to face the future together…

New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice tells a powerful story of love, family, and friendship through the lives of two women who reunite at a place where dreams begin—and where they may be fulfilled at last….

Years ago, Lyra Davis left behind a world of wealth and privilege and the people she loved most in the world, unable to reconcile the expectations of her celebrated family with the longings of her own wild heart. Now she lives quietly among a community of expatriates on the isle of Capri, slowly, carefully learning to live fully for the first time, flourishing in the friendship of a singular man who recognizes in her a kindred spirit.

Granddaughter of the reigning doyenne of Newport, Rhode Island, wise beyond her sixteen years, Pell Davis is poised to take her place at the pinnacle of society. Yet she and her young sister still long for the mother who ran away from them when they were children so that they could be raised by the father they adored. Pell knows that Lyra felt she loved them best by leaving. But with her father now dead and her sister veering dangerously into fantasy, she will travel across an ocean to find the mother she remembers and the deeper truths they all need so desperately….

Lyrical, unforgettable, Luanne Rice’s new novel unfolds against a background of timeless beauty, as an unlikely love affair reshapes the meaning of devotion and three generations of women resist the pull of memory and tradition to find a new way forward.

About The Author

Luanne Rice is the author of twenty-seven novels, most recently The Geometry of Sisters, Last Kiss, Light of the Moon, What Matters Most, The Edge of Winter, Sandcastles, Summer of Roses, Summer’s Child, Silver Bells, and Beach Girls. She lives in New York City and Old Lyme, Connecticut.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Monica on November 07, 2009

I once upon a time read Luanne Rice. And then stopped reading her books because it seemed the characters were starting to overlap themselves in my mind. And even though it’s been years since I read Rice, it seemed like just yesterday, and the characters were once again typical of her novels. This bo......more

Goodreads review by Melyssa on December 04, 2009

The most angst-ridden, dramatic people in the world gather together in Italy. I like a few of Rice's books, but this one just kept getting more and more silly. How many tragedies can possibly occur between so few people? Guess we'll find out. And if there aren't enough tragic deaths at young ages (w......more

Goodreads review by Racheal on July 10, 2012

3 1/2 stars! I loved the characters and the backdrop of this book, the story line had a ways to go with me though. I felt the Climax came to early and Luanne Rice was grasping at straws to find the right ending...it just did not happen. I would have also liked a true Epilogue instead of one that rea......more

Goodreads review by Natalie on February 18, 2017

This is my second read of Luanne Rice's. This novel was miles above the other that I read (True Blue) but still seemed to lack substance for me. The characters seemed rather unbelievable- Lyra was too selfish, Pell was too mature, Lucy was too smart, Travis was too loyal, Rafe was too broken. All th......more


Quotes

Praise for the novels of Luanne Rice: “A rare combination of realism and romance.”—The New York Times Book Review on Summer Light“Few writers evoke summer's translucent days so effortlessly, or better capture the bittersweet ties of family love.”—Publishers Weekly on Beach Girls“Irresistible…vivid storytelling. Readers can almost smell the sea air. Rice has a gift for creating realistic characters, and the pages fly by as those characters explore the bonds of family.”—Orlando Sentinel on The Secret Hour”Luanne Rice has enticed millions of readers by enveloping them in stories that are wrapped in the hot, sultry weather of summer…she does it so well.”—USA Today