Summertime: A Richard and Judy bookclub choice
Jan 2015 · Hachette UK
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Tensions simmer as a small town, already divided by race, is torn apart by the deadliest of hurricanes . . . THE HELP meets TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in this powerfully emotional and gripping debut novel.
In the small town of Heron Key, where the relationships are as tangled as the mangrove roots in the swamp, everyone is preparing for the 4th of July barbecue, unaware that their world is about to change for ever. Missy, maid to the Kincaid family, feels she has wasted her life pining for Henry, who went to fight on the battlefields of France. Now he has returned with a group of other desperate, destitute veterans, unsure of his future, ashamed of his past.
When a white woman is found beaten nearly to death, suspicion falls on Henry. As the tensions rise, the barometer starts to plummet. But nothing can prepare them for what is coming. For far out over the Atlantic, the greatest storm ever to strike North America is heading their way...
In the small town of Heron Key, where the relationships are as tangled as the mangrove roots in the swamp, everyone is preparing for the 4th of July barbecue, unaware that their world is about to change for ever. Missy, maid to the Kincaid family, feels she has wasted her life pining for Henry, who went to fight on the battlefields of France. Now he has returned with a group of other desperate, destitute veterans, unsure of his future, ashamed of his past.
When a white woman is found beaten nearly to death, suspicion falls on Henry. As the tensions rise, the barometer starts to plummet. But nothing can prepare them for what is coming. For far out over the Atlantic, the greatest storm ever to strike North America is heading their way...
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4.4
13 reviews
James Dewes
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April 26, 2015
While interesting, I didn't empathise with any characters so did not really get into the book. The casual horror was disturbing, bit without the empathy I found it difficult to follow both what was happening to the characters or how they felt and responded
stephen nodwell
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June 4, 2015
I couldn't put it down, not usually my subject matter, but I thought it was simply great. Well written, with a dark and upsetting insight into some of the world's history we have to reflect on today. I cried and held my breath with all of the characters stories. A great build up, and I've never the end of a book so fast in my life!
Kaz Lehnert
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August 25, 2015
Excellent novel.....lets hope this author continues to write as this book is a masterpiece!! Thoroughly gripping story, i read this book in 2 days ! I loved the authors style of writing....a one off masterpiece....will be on the lookout for a next book by this lady !
About the author
Vanessa Lafaye was born in Tallahassee and raised in Tampa, Florida, where there were hurricanes most years. She first came to the UK in 1987 looking for adventure, and found it. After spells of living in Paris and Oxford, she lived in Marlborough, Wiltshire. Vanessa passed away in February 2018.
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