The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach, Pam Jenoff
The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach, Pam Jenoff
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The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach

Author: Pam Jenoff

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 11 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/28/2015


Synopsis

For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!

From the sandy shores of America to the battered streets of London, one woman's search for love and redemption will defy all odds 

Young Adelia Monteforte begins the summer of 1941 aboard a crowded ship bound for America, utterly alone yet free of Fascist Italy. Whisked away to the seaside by her well-meaning aunt and uncle, she basks in the noisy affection of the boisterous Irish Catholic boys next door. And although she adores all four of the Connally brothers, it's the eldest, Charlie, she pines for. But all hopes for a future together are throttled by the creep of war and a tragedy that hits much closer to home.

Grief-stricken, Addie flees—first to Washington and then to war-torn London, where she finds a position at a prestigious newspaper, as well as a chance for a new beginning. But the past always nips at her heels. And in a final, fateful choice, Addie will discover that the only way home may be a path she never suspected.

"The kind of book that absorbs you from the beginning and doesn't let go." —Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of The Beach at Summerly

Don’t miss Pam Jenoff’s new novel, Last Twilight in Paris, a gripping mystery and an unforgettable story about love and survival.

Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff:Code Name Sapphire The Lost Girls of ParisThe Woman with the Blue StarThe Orphan’s TaleThe Ambassador’s DaughterThe Diplomat’s WifeThe Kommandant’s GirlThe Winter Guest

About Pam Jenoff

If there were a story about empowered women, Pam Jenoff would certainly be a great example. She was born in Maryland and grew up outside of Philadelphia. She went to Cherokee High School, George Washington University, Cambridge University, and University of Pennsylvania. Her university work garnered her a Master's Degree in history and a Juris Doctorate Degree in Law. After receiving her master's, she accepted an appointment as Special Assistant to the Army, where she observed and participated in special operations at the highest levels of government. Some of those included......helping secure a memorial for Pan Am 103 victims at Arlington Cemetery, observing recovery efforts at the Oklahoma City bombing, and attending the ceremonies to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of WW II at European sites. Pam then moved to the State Department, after which she was assigned to the U.S. Consulate in Krakow, Poland. She developed close relations with the surviving Jewish community.

In 1996, she went to law school, and now teaches at Rutgers University. She is also the author of The Kommandant's Girl, The Winter Guest, The Diplomat's Wife, The Ambassador's Daughter, Almost Home, A Hidden Affair, The Things We Cherished, and her most recent work, The Other Girl. Pam is a resident of Haddonfield, New Jersey with her husband and three children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Laura on July 21, 2016

I have a bit of a soft spot for Pam Jenoff's novels. They are just my cup of tea; romance and drama during wartime. This latest read succeeded in living up to my expectations having read The Kommandants Girl series some time ago. When young Italian Addie is sent suddenly across the atlantic to live......more

Goodreads review by Lisa on August 28, 2015

I really want to find the positive in this book, which I expected to like much more than I actually did. The bare bones of the plot seemed promising: A young girl escaping wartime Europe on her own ends up being taken in by the rowdy boys of the family next door. Addie loves all of the Connally boys,......more

Goodreads review by Betsie on January 12, 2016

This story was based in a believable history with an unbelievable storyline. Addie relates to everything as so far in the past when in reality everything occurred recently -- within 3 years. That is no lifetime. I like her as a person, but the amount of depth of emotion she has for things that requi......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth of Silver's Reviews on July 28, 2015

Adelia Monteforte was put on a boat alone to America in 1941 as WWII was underway. Her mother forced her into leaving Italy and living with her aunt and uncle that she had never met. Adelia was grateful for her aunt and uncle's love, but ​she ​felt out of place with them and with her accent. When she......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on September 10, 2015

This was a gorgeous romantic story of first loves, lost love, and second chances set in one of my favorite time periods, WWII. The prose was beautifully written. The characters were well-developed, complex, and lovable. Every ingredient was there to make this a stunning literary masterpiece, and it......more