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Atria, Aug 2003, 25.00, 352 pp.
ISBN: 0743442326
As a child, Kiley Harris enjoyed Hawke's Cove because her two best friends, Mack Mackenzie and Grainger Eden, were there. The trio were the three musketeers until Mack and Kiley begin going steady. When Mack and Kiley make love for the first time, she realizes she wants Grainger. They make love that same night and explain to Mack their feelings. Distraught he goes sailing in a storm and dies. Kiley and Grainger feel guilt and her pregnancy adds to the end of what they once had.
Nineteen years later, Kiley has never returned since that fatal night, but her aging father pressures her to go back to sell the house and boat not in use. She refuses until her son Will gets busted for possession. As much as she dreads going to Hawke's Cove, she feels this will be good for her son before he leaves for Cornell in the fall.
Kiley and Grainger remain leery of one another because of the guilt and specter of Will, but also still love each other. Will needs to know which one is his biological father and pursues that while trying to bring together his mom and the man who may be his dad.
This engaging contemporary romance focuses on how the past is difficult to forget even when loved ones are involved in the present encouraging you to do so as Kiley and Grainger still blame themselves for Mack's death. Though the action is limited and the flashbacks to more merrier times takes an adjustment, readers who appreciate a strong character study will want to visit SUMMER HARBOR, a fine New England second chance tale.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Who:
- son
Inner struggle subplot
Yes
Struggle with...
- angst over dead lover
Family focus?
Yes
Family, loving
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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