The Ocean Between Us, Susan Wiggs
The Ocean Between Us, Susan Wiggs
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The Ocean Between Us

Author: Susan Wiggs

Narrator: Joyce Bean

Abridged: 16 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/31/2013

Categories: Fiction, Romance


Synopsis

After years of following her navy officer husband on assignment around the world with their three children, Grace Bennett realizes that she's left something behind—herself.Steve Bennett can't understand the unraveling of his wife's heart. He wants to set things right, but when a secret from his past is revealed just as he's sent out to sea, their already-strained relationship is pushed to the edge. Now, with plenty of space to ponder the true distance between them, Grace begins to reinvent herself.Just as her new self is coming to terms with her family life, the unthinkable happens. A disaster aboard Steve's ship shatters Grace's world and all she can do is gather her children around and wait for news to come, good or bad. A navy wife's worst nightmare collides with the cold truth that life's biggest chances can slip away while you're busy looking for guarantees.

About Susan Wiggs

When Susan Wiggs’s recent novel, Fireside, landed at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, the author responded by jumping fully clothed into her swimming pool. In February. In the Pacific Northwest. After thawing herself out, the author put on her lipstick and vacuumed the living room. Why? Because on the tiny island where she lives, news travels fast. She knew her girlfriends would show up momentarily - which they did - with the customary champagne and bags of Cheetos. She toasted her loyal readers, whose unflagging interest in her books propelled her sales upward. She toasted her friends and family as well, since they have always been the source of her inspiration. From the very start, her writings have illuminated the everyday dramas of ordinary people. At the age of eight, she self-published her first novel, entitled A Book About Some Bad Kids. Today, she is an international best-selling author, with millions of copies of her books in print in numerous countries. Her Lakeshore Chronicles novels celebrate the power of love, the timeless bonds of family and the nuances of human nature that make headlines every day. She lives on an island in the Pacific Northwest and is perpetually working on her next novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate on August 22, 2015

Reading significant portions of one's own life in a book other than one's own autobiography is an intriguing experience. I was immediately transported back to those days when, like the three children in this book, I too could be called the Navy brat of an officer who was a pilot, an officer who also......more

Goodreads review by Gloria on July 04, 2017

I read this a long time ago but I remember how much I enjoyed it. Grace Bennett is the hub of her family. She holds the fort down as her Navy husband is deployed. Her children have needs that accompany military children moving so much. As so many moms do, she feels like she doesn't know what she wan......more

Goodreads review by Pam on April 02, 2009

I loved loved this book, It reminded me of what it must have been like for my many freinds as well as my Mother being a military wife. This story is about a woman who reinvents herself after a life altering man walks into her husbands life and tells them he is this mans son. Just as the husband is a......more

Goodreads review by Knitcrit on March 31, 2016

Sometimes all I want is a well written chick lit book with family secrets, emotional characters and no smut. This fit that bill and I thoroughly enjoyed it.......more

Goodreads review by Michele on May 16, 2018

This was story that hit home about a Naval family and the struggles. With a brother and cousin in the Navy, and husband having been Navy. IT really showed the stresses that each person can go through. It did not take long to read this. I really felt for each character (except Cory, who wasn't a main......more