Jencey's Writer's Corner

  When a family goes through a grieving period, often the question can become “What’s next?”  Nancy Thayer tells the story of a family that has to recover from two losses.  What better way to recover than to visit Nantucket?  Will they be able to move forward? Synopsis:    “Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business. But being a spectator to notoriety and glamour isn’t as fulfilling as she once thought. Thankfully, Eddie has the perfect excuse for a vacation: Her hardworking younger sister, Barrett, is opening her gift shop on Memorial Day weekend, and could use all the help she can get.  But going home to the beautiful island of Nantucket means facing the family’s difficult past. Shortly after the death of Eddie and Barrett’s brother, their mother left them and their father made the spontaneous decision to buy a small farm. Eddie stayed ...

Nancy Thayer is another writer that often writes about Nantucket Massachusetts. She known for her fabulous beach read novels.  This novel is a light read to focus on the bond of sisters.  What would one daughter do to have a relationship with her sisters?  They are in fact half-sisters.  They have to live in a house on Nantucket for the summer. Synopsis: Jenny is anxious to share the house on Nantucket with her half sisters Meg and Arden.  There is one problem she has not relationship with either half-sisters.  Their father Rory Randall chose her over her two sisters or so she thought.  There was a theft at the house and Arden is blamed and her sister Meg by association.  The women come to the house to fulfill the clause in the will.  Will each sister find what she is looking for?  Will the truth from the past come out? My Thoughts: I enjoyed this story.   Readers will too!  The issues between the sisters reso...

Thank you to Library Thing, Random House, and Nancy Thayer for sending me a copy of Nantucket Christmas . This copy was sent to me in exchange for an honest review.   Merry Christmas from Nantucket! Synopsis:   Sebastian and Nicole have recently married and are preparing for the holidays in Nantucket.   They are located there because of the divorce between Sebastian and his first wife Catja.   He received the house on Nantucket.   Nicole swears this will be a Christmas to remember.   Even if it means putting up with Sebastian’s daughter Kennedy, who is slightly spoiled and very pregnant.   She would like nothing better than to see her parents back together and Nicole out of the picture.   Will she find Nicole a necessary part of the holiday?   Then there is a little dog named Snicks who needs a home, but will Nicole and Sebastian’s home be it? My Thoughts: This is my first Nancy Thayer novel. I don’t often discuss how muc...