Book: The Summer Guest
Author: Justin Cronin
Pages: 369
This is my 186th read for the year
What Amazon Says:
On an evening in late summer, the great financier Harry Wainwrigth, nearing the end of his life, arrives at a rustic fishing camp in a remote area of Maine. He comes bearing 2 things: his wish for a day of fishing in a place that has brought him solace for 30 years, and an astonishing bequest that will forever change the lives of those around him. From the battle fields of Italy to the turbulence of the Vietnam era, to the private battlse of love and family, this story reveals the full history of this final pilgrimage and its meaning for 4 people: Jordan Patterson, the haunted youg man who will guide Harry on his last voyage out; the camp's owner Joe Crosby, a Vietnam draft evader ho has spent a lifetime "trying to learn what it means to be brave", Joe's wife, Lucy, the woman Harry has loved for 3 decades; and Joe and Lucy's daughter Kate - the spirited you woman who holds the key to the last unopened door to the past. As their stories unfold, secrets are revealed, courage is tested, and the bonds of love are strengthened. And always center stage is the place itself - a magical, forgotten corner of New England where the longings of the human heart are mirrored in the wild beauty of the landscape.
Stars: 4
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