Título: The Summer House: A Novel
Autor: Hannah McKinnon
Sinopse: When Flossy Merrill summons her children to the beloved family beach house to celebrate their father’s eightieth birthday, both cherished memories and long-kept secrets come to light in this charming and lyrical novel from the author of The Lake Season and Mystic Summer.
Flossy Merrill has managed to—somewhat begrudgingly—gather her three ungrateful grown children from their dysfunctional lives for a summer reunion at the family’s Rhode Island beach house. Clementine, her youngest child and a young mother of two small children, has caused Flossy the most worry after enduring a tragically life-altering year. But Samuel and his partner Evan are not far behind in their ability to alarm: their prospective adoption search has just taken a heart-wrenching turn. Only Paige, the eldest of the headstrong Merrill clan, is her usual self: arriving precisely on time with her well-adapted teens. Little does her family know that she, too, is facing personal struggles of her own.
No matter. With her family finally congregated under one seaside roof, Flossy is determined to steer her family back on course even as she prepares to reveal the fate of the summer house that everyone has thus far taken for granted: she’s selling it. The Merrill children are both shocked and outraged and each returns to memories of their childhoods at their once beloved summer house—the house where they have not only grown up, but from which they have grown away. With each lost in their respective heartaches, Clementine, Samuel, and Paige will be forced to reconsider what really matters before they all say goodbye to a house that not only defined their summers, but, ultimately, the ways in which they define themselves. Featuring McKinnon’s “sharp and evocative” (Kirkus Reviews) voice, this warm-hearted novel is perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Mary Alice Monroe.
Contexto da obra
Como livro em inglês, esta obra costuma ganhar também uma camada própria de interesse editorial e linguístico. “The Summer House: A Novel”, de Hannah McKinnon, publicado pela editora Emily Bestler Books, em 2017 e com 336 páginas, integra a categoria Livros em Inglês. Por isso, o interesse da obra tende a se ampliar quando o leitor considera também a relação com a língua em que ela circula.
Editora: Emily Bestler Books
Páginas: 336
Ano: 2017-06-06
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Linguagem: en
ISBN: 1501162802
ISBN13: 9781501162800
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Emily Bestler Books apresentam uma narrativa marcada por tensão constante e tramas de suspense que exploram conflitos pessoais e políticos em ambientes variados, desde a solidão da natureza selvagem até os corredores do poder. O ritmo costuma ser acelerado, com protagonistas que enfrentam ameaças iminentes, sejam elas de origem humana ou sobrenatural, e que precisam usar astúcia e força para sobreviver. As histórias frequentemente envolvem agentes secretos, veteranos militares, investigações criminais e conspirações internacionais, criando um clima de urgência e perigo. O catálogo traz obras que mesclam ação intensa com dilemas morais e emocionais, com uma linguagem direta e envolvente que mantém o leitor preso do começo ao fim.
