Ratings
Rated: 4 times. Average rating 4.50
Description
Set on a picture-perfect island in Maine, a sparkling summer debut that offers readers a universal fantasy: one glorious month away from it all On a dreary spring day in Brooklyn, Lottie Wilkinson and Rose Arbuthnot spot an ad on their children s preschool bulletin board: "Hopewell Cottage" "Little Lost Island, Maine." "Old, pretty cottage to rent on a small island." "Springwater, blueberries, sea glass." "August." Neither can afford it, but they are smitten Lottie could use a break from her overbearing husband and Rose from her relentless twins. On impulse, they decide to take the place and attract two others to share the steep rent: Caroline Dester, an indie movie star who s getting over a very public humiliation, and elderly Beverly Fisher, who s recovering from heartbreaking loss. If it s not a perfect quartet, surely it will be fine for a month in the country. When they arrive on the island, they are transformed by the salt air; the breathtaking views; the long, lazy days; and the happy routine of lobster, corn, and cocktails on the wraparound porch. By the time of the late-August blue moon, real life and its complications have finally fallen far, far away. For on this idyllic island they gradually begin to open up: to one another and to the possibilities of lives quite different from the ones they ve been leading. Change can t be that hard, can it? With a cast of endearingly imperfect characters and set against the beauty of a gorgeous New England summer, "Enchanted August" brilliantly updates the beloved classic "The Enchanted April" in a novel of love and reawakening that is simply irresistible."
Books by Brenda Bowen:
- Enchanted August (2015)
