Joshua thayer and samantha wilde, who is also a novelist. Nancy thayer after her husbands sudden death from a heart attack and to keep her family in their beloved nantucket home, carley winsted transforms her expensive, expansive house into a bedandbreakfast. Heat wave by nancy thayer is a book i chose, like most books from the library, at random and from mostly aesthetic expressions. During this time you will not be able to place new holds on physical materials. Thayer married her second husband, charles walters, a music store owner, in 1984. If you have holds on the shelf, they will be held until we reopen. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read heat wave. All wcpl locations are closed through april 30, 2020. Heat wave by nancy thayer 2011, hardcover for sale. Gus ia s lawyer on the island and live there year round. Heat wave lyrical, emotional, dramatic, and packed with nancy thayer s trademark warmth and wisdom, heat wave tells the moving story of a woman who, after her seemingly perfect life unravels, must find the strength to live and love again.
Book starts when carly had met gus and they got married due to her upcoming pregnancy. Heat wave by nancy thayer carly, a new widow is on nantucket island with two children to raise. Unerringly perceptive, superbly written, every page packed with the warmth and compassionate wisdom that have become nancy thayer s trademark, heat wave tells the moving story of a woman who, after her seemingly perfect life unravels, must find the strength to live and love again. Nancy thayer is the author of over thirty novels, including summer house, the hot flash club, beachcombers, island girls, the guest cottage, the island house, and secrets in summer. Heat wave by nancy thayer a perfect book to take on vacation the quintessential beach read. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After her husbands sudden death, carley winsted is determined to keep her two daughters in their beloved home on nantucket.
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And then, during a latesummer heat wave, the lives of carley and her friends and family will be forever changed in entirely unexpected ways. Lyrical, emotional, dramatic, and ultimately wonderfully uplifting, nancy thayer s latest novel is compelling from its first page to its last. Her book brings back happy memories of my dearest friend, nell, etc but still lacked the depth of her earlier work. The characters are real people facing real life challenges of death, single parenthood, financial woes, infidelity and more. After her husbands sudden death, carley finds herself in a difficult financial situation and decides to turn their nantucket house into a bed and breakfast, but events during a summer heat wave change her and her familys lives. Making the startling discovery that her family finances are in dire straits. A novel by thayer, nancy at the best online prices at ebay. Printable readers guides, questions, and topics for discussion are available for selected books.