The Island House, Nancy Thayer
The Island House, Nancy Thayer
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The Island House

Author: Nancy Thayer

Narrator: Emily Sutton-Smith

Unabridged: 10 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/31/2016

Synopsis

The charms of Nantucket tempt a woman to leave her established life in Kansas City—but with a piece of her heart, and a love interest, in each world, she discovers she must look within to choose the right path.Every summer since college, twenty-nine-year-old Jenny has traded the familiarity of the Midwest for the allure of Nantucket. Now an established university professor in Kansas City, she finds herself caught between two lifestyles and two very different men. She chooses Nantucket and the glamorous life she associates with it, unaware that the summer will take an unexpected turn, and she will have to let her heart decide what it truly wants.

About Nancy Thayer

Nancy Thayer is the bestselling author of The Hot Flash Club, The Hot Flash Club Strikes Again, Hot Flash Holidays, The Hot Flash Club Chills Out, and Between Husbands and Friends. She lives on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ang on March 17, 2016

Holy crap, this was terrible. Nancy Thayer has really lost her touch. I think it's either that she needs a better editor (though her editor for former books was fine...) or that she needs to stop churning books out so quickly. No really, this was an AWFUL outing for an author that I normally really e......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on August 20, 2016

I started off really liking this book - loved the Vickereys, loved Courtney and some of the other supporting characters. A little more than halfway through, I was ready for the book to be over. The arguments between so many of the main characters became wearying. And Robin's "super big secret?" Yawn......more

Goodreads review by Mayra on September 08, 2016

This book started out so promising. Courtney, a darling Kansas girl, goes to Smith and meets Robin from Nantucket. Courtney spends her summers on the island with Robin's family the Vickery's and quickly becomes one of the summer children. The author flashes back and forth between the past and presen......more

Goodreads review by Judy on May 31, 2016

A special thank you to Random House and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Nancy Thayer returns to the island of Nantucket with THE ISLAND HOUSE, with her summer beach installment-- the story of two best friends, Courtney and Robin. From children, loves, secrets, friends, and fa......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on June 14, 2016

A disappointing read not up to par with her other work. I only finished it as quick as I did because I was home sick.......more

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