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The Island House

Tekijä: Nancy Thayer

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19812136,802 (3.1)3
Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML:New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer evokes the shimmering seascape of Nantucket in a delightful novel that resonates with the heartache and hope of growing up, growing wise, and the bittersweet choices we must be brave enough to make.
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Courtney Hendricks will never forget the magical summers she spent on Nantucket with her college roommate, Robin Vickerey, and Robin’s charismatic, turbulent, larger-than-life family, in their gorgeous island house. Now a college English professor in Kansas City, Courtney is determined to experience one more summer in this sun-swept paradise. Her reason for going is personal: Courtney needs to know whether Robin’s brother James shares the feelings she’s secretly had for him.
 
Time with the Vickerey family always involves love and laughter, and this season is no different. Vivacious matriarch Susanna Vickerey is celebrating her sixtieth birthday, but beneath the merriment, trouble is brewing. The family patriarch, Dr. Alastair Vickerey, is quiet and detached, while unspoken tension looms over oldest son Henry, a respected young surgeon. Warm and witty Robin, the most grounded of the siblings, is keeping a secret from her parents. Iris, the colorful baby of the brood, remains rudderless and in need of guidance. And the sexy, stunningly handsome, untouchable James—to Courtney’s dismay—may be in love with a beautiful and vibrant local artist. As the summer unfolds, a crisis escalates, surprising truths are revealed, and Courtney will at last find out where her heart and her future lie.
 
Weaving the trials and uncertainty of real life into a tapestry of passion, hope, and courage, The Island House is a beautifully told story about the ties that bind us—and how the blessings of love and family heal us in ways we never dream possible.
Praise for The Island House
“Thayer’s latest should be filed under a Best Beach Reads of 2016 list. . . . The characters are complex and their struggles and concerns feel real. . . . Thayer has a really wonderful ability to showcase the meaning of family.”RT Reviews
“A perfect book to read while sticking your toes in the sand this summer!”—Bookish Devices
“A touching story about friendship, family, and the uncertainty of love.”—Bustle
Praise for Nancy Thayer
The Guest Cottage
“A sweet book with romance, laughter, and love after loss . . . Thayer knows her Nantucket history, and it shines in this book.”RT Book Reviews
“It’s a pleasant escape to a state of mind in which rebuilding a life is as simple as pitching an umbrella and spreading out a towel.”Kirkus Reviews
Nantucket Sisters
 
“Thayer obviously knows her Nantucket, and the strong sense of place makes this the perfect escapist book for the summer, particularly for fans of Elin Hilderbrand.”Booklist
 
“Thayer keeps readers on the edge of their seats with her dramatic story spanning the girls’ childhood to adulthood. This wonderful beach read packs a punch.”Library Journal
 
Island Girls
 
“A book to be savored and passed on to the good women in your life.”—Susan Wiggs
 
“Full of emotion and just plain fun, this novel is delightful.”—Romance Reviews Today.… (lisätietoja)
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Great storyline...fell in love with the entire family! Hope there's a follow up book! ( )
  Z_Brarian | Dec 12, 2022 |
This is the first Nancy Thayer book I didn't finish. I enjoyed all of her others so far because they are always set in the Summer on Nantucket which I enjoy.

I thought the plot was just okay but I couldn't get past page 50. ( )
  sweetbabyjane58 | Jul 15, 2020 |
When a book’s storyline and characters are so engaging that you can’t put the book down, and you read the whole thing, cover to cover, in 24 hours, you have to recommend it to others. The Island House by Nancy Thayer is one such book. Her story is so vivid and her characters are so real, I wanted to pack my bags and fly to Nantucket to meet them and be a part of their crazy life. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and can’t wait to read something else by her. ( )
  bagejew | Dec 31, 2018 |
I loved the concept. Susanna has a house full of "summer children" each year. She has a big, beautiful house in Nantucket. Each year, her kids bring their friends and their significant others out for the summer.

Robin has brought her best friend Courtney for the past 11 years, since they started college.
She's been in love with James, Robin's brother, almost since day one.

This year she's almost 30 and she has made a plan to figure things out with James this summer.

There were a few "almost relationships" in this story. Courtney/James, Robin/spoiler, and the oldest brother Henry is in an on/off relationship.
There were ultimatums in every one, ultimatums that we're keeping the two apart. "We can be together if"

I just didn't relate to Courtney's problem with James. She loves him but this issue might keep them apart. I don't want to post a spoiler, but I want to say that it was the only thing I didn't like with the storyline. But it really didn't work for me. It made me like Courtney a lot less than I would have otherwise. But I think it's entirely a personal response and their issue might not bother someone else at all. ( )
  Mishale1 | Dec 29, 2018 |
I've enjoyed Nancy Thayer's novels in the past, but this one was hard to swallow. It was silly, sappy and sloppy. There were too many peripheral characters that didn't add much to the story. The characters were not developed well, and I felt no empathy for any of them. I was almost hoping that something really bad would happen just to add some spice to the story. Did this book have editors? How can they not catch that on one page the author says one of the characters teaches science at the high school, and 20 pages later the same person is teaching history at the high school? The romances were totally undeveloped - how does one go from an 11-year crush that has not been articulated to a commitment of marriage in like 10 seconds? And don't get me started on the whole "visiting whales" story line. Really ridiculous. ( )
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Fiction. Literature. Romance. HTML:New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer evokes the shimmering seascape of Nantucket in a delightful novel that resonates with the heartache and hope of growing up, growing wise, and the bittersweet choices we must be brave enough to make.
 
Courtney Hendricks will never forget the magical summers she spent on Nantucket with her college roommate, Robin Vickerey, and Robin’s charismatic, turbulent, larger-than-life family, in their gorgeous island house. Now a college English professor in Kansas City, Courtney is determined to experience one more summer in this sun-swept paradise. Her reason for going is personal: Courtney needs to know whether Robin’s brother James shares the feelings she’s secretly had for him.
 
Time with the Vickerey family always involves love and laughter, and this season is no different. Vivacious matriarch Susanna Vickerey is celebrating her sixtieth birthday, but beneath the merriment, trouble is brewing. The family patriarch, Dr. Alastair Vickerey, is quiet and detached, while unspoken tension looms over oldest son Henry, a respected young surgeon. Warm and witty Robin, the most grounded of the siblings, is keeping a secret from her parents. Iris, the colorful baby of the brood, remains rudderless and in need of guidance. And the sexy, stunningly handsome, untouchable James—to Courtney’s dismay—may be in love with a beautiful and vibrant local artist. As the summer unfolds, a crisis escalates, surprising truths are revealed, and Courtney will at last find out where her heart and her future lie.
 
Weaving the trials and uncertainty of real life into a tapestry of passion, hope, and courage, The Island House is a beautifully told story about the ties that bind us—and how the blessings of love and family heal us in ways we never dream possible.
Praise for The Island House
“Thayer’s latest should be filed under a Best Beach Reads of 2016 list. . . . The characters are complex and their struggles and concerns feel real. . . . Thayer has a really wonderful ability to showcase the meaning of family.”RT Reviews
“A perfect book to read while sticking your toes in the sand this summer!”—Bookish Devices
“A touching story about friendship, family, and the uncertainty of love.”—Bustle
Praise for Nancy Thayer
The Guest Cottage
“A sweet book with romance, laughter, and love after loss . . . Thayer knows her Nantucket history, and it shines in this book.”RT Book Reviews
“It’s a pleasant escape to a state of mind in which rebuilding a life is as simple as pitching an umbrella and spreading out a towel.”Kirkus Reviews
Nantucket Sisters
 
“Thayer obviously knows her Nantucket, and the strong sense of place makes this the perfect escapist book for the summer, particularly for fans of Elin Hilderbrand.”Booklist
 
“Thayer keeps readers on the edge of their seats with her dramatic story spanning the girls’ childhood to adulthood. This wonderful beach read packs a punch.”Library Journal
 
Island Girls
 
“A book to be savored and passed on to the good women in your life.”—Susan Wiggs
 
“Full of emotion and just plain fun, this novel is delightful.”—Romance Reviews Today.

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