Book : Haven Point A Novel - Hume, Virginia

-Titulo Original : Haven Point A Novel

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St. Martins Press

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About the Author Virginia Hume is a freelance writer and editor. Her early career was spent in politics and public affairs. She lives outside Washington, D.C. with her husband, their daughters, and an under-groomed bichon named Chester. INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERThe book equivalent of a beach getaway. PopSugarA stunning debut. --BookRiotA sweeping debut novel about the generations of a family that spends summers in a seaside enclave on Maines rocky coastline, for fans of Elin Hilderbrand, Beatriz Williams, and Sarah Blake.1944: Maren Larsen is a blonde beauty from a small Minnesota farming town, determined to do her part to help the war effort--and to see the world beyond her family’s cornfields. As a cadet nurse at Walter Reed Medical Center, she’s swept off her feet by Dr. Oliver Demarest, a handsome Boston Brahmin whose family spends summers in an insular community on the rocky coast of Maine.1970: As the nation grapples with the ongoing conflict in Vietnam, Oliver and Maren are grappling with their fiercely independent seventeen-year-old daughter, Annie, who has fallen for a young man they don’t approve of. Before the summer is over a terrible tragedy will strike the Demarests--and in the aftermath, Annie vows never to return to Haven Point.2008: Annie’s daughter, Skye, has arrived in Maine to help scatter her mother’s ashes. Maren knows that her granddaughter inherited Annie’s view of Haven Point: despite the wild beauty and quaint customs, the regattas and clambakes and sing-alongs, she finds the place--and the people--snobbish and petty. But Maren also knows that Annie never told Skye the whole truth about what happened during that fateful summer.Over seven decades of a changing America, through wars and storms, betrayals and reconciliations, Haven Point explores what it means to belong to a place, and to a family, which holds as tightly to its traditions as it does its secrets. Review Praise for Haven Point:Fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Beatriz Williams will appreciate this sweeping, multigenerational family story.--BooklistFrom losing relations to dealing with infidelity, hurricanes, war conflicts, and confidences held, we get an inside view of how these women survived through more than seven decades yet remained strong and steadfast in their devotion to each other. --New York Journal of BooksHaven Point has all the proper ingredients for anyone looking for a great summer read. The characters are realistic and potent, and Hume brings them to life in a very rich setting with compelling dialogue, intertwining romance, mystery, and history into the story of several generations of American women. --Washington ExaminerYou will love curling up with this one under your beach umbrella!--Martha MacCallum, host of The Story“Haven Point is a novel that had me making excuses to go to bed early, so that I could return to the story that had me daydreaming all day. I loved the characters, setting, historical references, dialogue, romance and mystery. Virginia Hume has written a book that I can’t wait to recommend to all of my friends.” --Dana Perino, former White House Press SecretaryUnfolding from WWII to the present day, this delicious, intricate novel is woven together with romance, tragedy, family secrets and breath-taking surprises. I will read Haven Point over and over. I’ll give it to my friends. I’ll read anything Virginia Hume ever writes. --Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Girls of Summer“Haven Point checks all the boxes for a great summer read: generations of strong women, an idyllic but insular coastal town, and an emotionally-rich story that explores the peaks and valleys of life in all its complicated glory. The Demarest family will stay with you long after their final secrets have been revealed.”--Jamie Brenner, nationally bestselling author of The Forever Summer Haven Point has all of the elements of a great beach read: sparkly summer tow