- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: William Morrow (May 31, 2016)
Dorothea Benton Frank novels are smart and witty
fiction that readers want on their bookshelf: soulful, edgy stories
about realistic characters familiar to us all that explore the most
deeply felt moments of life with wry humor and heart.
All Summer Long follows one charming New
York couple–prominent interior designer Olivia Ritchie and her husband,
Nicholas Seymour, an English professor and true southern gentleman. They
are seemingly polar opposites, yet magnetically drawn together and have
been in love for more than fourteen years.
As they prepare to relocate to Charleston, South
Carolina, Olivia, the ultimate New Yorker, has reservations about the
promise she made to retire in the Lowcountry, where Nick wants to return
home and lead a more peaceful life. They are moving north to south,
fast pace versus slow pace, and downsizing. Nick is ecstatic. Olivia is
not. She can’t let Nick know that their finances are not what he
thought. Her client list is evaporating, their monetary reserves are
dwindling, and maybe that house she picked out on Sullivans Island needs
too much work. Thank God for her assistant, Roni Larini, her right
(and sometimes left) hand.
As they find themselves pondering the next step of
their lives, Olivia and Nick travel with her billionaire clients and
their friends and are swept up in the world of the ultra-rich, exploring
the globe with a cast of zany eccentrics over one tumultuous, hot
summer. All as Olivia grapples with what lies ahead for her and Nick.
This is a story of how plans evolve and lives change
in unexpected ways, how even those who have everything are still
looking for something more. Even the most successful people can often
struggle to keep things together. All Summer Long asks the
ultimate question: Can money buy happiness? From Sullivans Island to
Necker Island to Nantucket to the beaches of Southern Spain, we’ll come
to recognize the many faces of true love; love that deepens and endures,
but only because one woman makes a tremendous leap of faith. And that
leap changes everything.
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My thoughts:
I really enjoyed the story of Nick and Olivia. A married couple who have vowed to love each other, through anything that life may throw their way.
As they travel through the summer, they are involved in numerous adventures, make new friends, meet interesting people and most importantly, show us what true love is all about.
It really is a the perfect summer beach read, a fun story, interesting characters and a good ol' love story to boot.
This sounds like a wonderful summertime read! Thanks for being a part of the tour.
ReplyDeleteI've seen this author's books around a lot. I did read one of hers a few years back and I couldn't tell you what it was about except that it seemed to revolve a whole lot around alcohol. LOL. Funny what one remembers about a book.
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