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The Perfect Reading List for Summer 2017
The Forever Summer by Jamie Brenner
This story follows Marin Bishop who has it going on. A prestigious career, handsome husband, and the perfect life. However, all of this changes in a single day, leaving her unemployed and alone. After learning about a half-sister, "Marin agrees to a road trip to meet the grandmother she never knew she had. As the summer unfolds at her grandmother's quaint beachside B&B, it becomes clear that the truth of her half-sister is just the beginning of revelations that will change Marin's life forever".
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The Perfect Reading List for Summer 2017
The Beguiled by Thomas Cullinan
Recently, the lovely Sophia Coppola won Best Director for her film adaptation of this book. According to Amazon, The Beguiled by Thomas Cullinan starts off with a "wounded and near death, a young Union Army corporal is found in the woods of Virginia during the height of the Civil War and brought to the nearby Miss Martha Farnsworth Seminary for Young Ladies. Almost immediately he sets about beguiling the three women and five teenage girls stranded in this outpost of Southern gentility, eliciting their love and fear, pity and infatuation, and pitting them against one another in a bid for his freedom. But as the women are revealed for what they really are, a sense of ominous foreboding closes in on the soldier, and the question becomes: Just who is the beguiled?" It is currently not available, but will be reprinted in June 2017 before the movie comes out.
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The Perfect Reading List for Summer 2017
The Fall of Lisa Bellow by Susan Perabo
The Fall of Lisa Bellow tells the story of the abduction of Lisa Bellow and a girl, Meredith Oliver, who witnessed her abduction. This book "is a dark, beautifully rendered, and gripping novel about coping, about coming-of-age, and about forgiveness. It is also a beautiful illustration of how one family, broken by tragedy, finds healing".
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The Perfect Reading List for Summer 2017
The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrison
Fans of The Girl On The Train and Gone Girl would be interested in this book. According to Amazon, The Silent Wife by A. S. A. Harrison revolves around Jodi and Todd who are in a bad marriage. "Much is at stake, including the affluent life they lead in their beautiful waterfront condo in Chicago, as she, the killer, and he, the victim, rush haplessly toward the main event. He is a committed cheater. She lives and breathes denial. He exists in dual worlds. She likes to settle scores. He decides to play for keeps. She has nothing left to lose."
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The Perfect Reading List for Summer 2017
Swing Time by Zadie Smith
The final book on my summer reading list is this gem. I had the pleasure of being a student of Zadie Smith once, and she has this incredibly talent to show you how bad of a writer you actually are. That being said, learning from her is a treat and a great experience. Her book, Swing Time, was published late 2016. It's about two girls who dream of being dancers, but only one has the talent. According to Amazon, "It's a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never to be revisited, but never quite forgotten, either".
Source: Amazon.comHaving a book to read for the summer is one of my favorite things to do at the pool or the beach. The truth is that I don’t get to read as much as I want to. This should have been something I put on my summer bucket list, but I decided to make a post of my top 5 books that I want to read this summer. I have to warn you that my tastes tend to walk on the dark side. I love books like Gone Girl, One Kick, and The Lovely Bones. Although dark books can be quite a happy mood killer, they make some of the most intriguing stories. So check out the gallery to see what books made my summer 2017 reading list!
The Perfect Summer Reading List
This article is part of the 10-day countdown to Summer 2017! It’s a series of all things Summer-related to kick off June through Labor Day! To see more posts like this, click here!
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Oh my goodness! The Beguiled! What a good choice – especially with the remake coming out. Then you can have a movie experience to go with it. I can’t wait to see how you like it. I think I will wait to pick it up until then!