Jencey's Corner

This year I have had the chance to read the debut by Jennifer Weiner and now here is the debut by Elin Hilderbrand.   Her first novel was the Beach Club.   So I invite you to pull up a deck chair and sit back and close your eyes.   Let your mind transport you to Nantucket. Synopsis: It is time for another summer season at the beach club.  Bill and Therese have owned and operated this hotel and beach club all their lives.  It has been passed down in the family from parent to child.  They have one child Cecily.  But does she really want the club?  Is she ready for her legacy?  Mac has been with the beach club for many years.  Bill and Teresa consider him an adopted son.  He also owns a farm in Iowa.  Does a future in Nantucket exist?  Or should he sell the farm?  There are also other members of the staff and their loved ones.  What will this summer mean to them? My Thoughts: I enjoyed this debut by Elin Hilderbrand.  She brings memorable characters to the island of Nan

Thank you to Tandem Literary and Little Brown for sending me a copy of   YOU WILL KNOW ME   by Megan Abbott.  I was given this copy in exchange for an honest review. As I write this review  the Olympics have just ended.   Women’s Gymnastics is one of the sports I look forward to seeing in the Olympics.  How about you?  So if you are more interested in reading  a novel that features a sport in the Olympics.  Then you will want to check out Megan Abbott’s latest novel   You Will Know Me . Synopsis:  Katie and Eric started a family.  Their first child is Devon.  One day when running to her father an accident occurs with a lawn mower.  She loses two toes in the accident.  The doctor suggests gymnastics or other activities to help Devon adjust to her injury.  She excels at gymnastics and her family seeks out a coach to train her.  The gym becomes a major part of their lives.  Katie is at practice every day to watch her daughter and take care of her brother Drew.  Brad becomes the hea