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Title: Summer's Child by Diane Chamberlain ISBN: 1-55166-509-3 Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting and original story
Comment: Early one morning while walking on the beach, Daria found a newborn baby. Bringing the baby to her mother, she saved the babies life. Unable to find the mother the baby girl was adopted by Daria's family.
Now, 22 years later, the baby is a young woman and wishes to find her mother. After contacting a television producer, she allows an old friend of the family to delve into her past.
But this is not a mystery that the family wishes to have solved, and the more facts that are brought up the more questions are asked. Who was Shelley's birth mother that left her on the beach to die all those years ago?
Summer's Child is the second book I've read by Diane Chamberlain. While not nearly as heart stopping, page turning as Breaking the Silence, this book will keep the pages turning and surprise the reader in the end
Rating: 5
Summary: Summer's Child
Comment: I have read everything Diane Chamberlain has written. I have enjoyed all of her books. Summer's child is one of her best. The setting for the book is a beautiful place. Who wouldn't have wanted to keep and love the baby found on the beach. All the secrets of a small town keep the reader turning the pages. Even the church was involved. I didn't know who the mother was until the end of the book. Hat's off to you Diane, you did it again. Thank you for many hours of enjoyable reading.
Rating: 5
Summary: Warm and touching
Comment: Summer's Child is the first novel I have read by Diane Chamberlain, and it certainly won't be the last! I found myself swept immediately into the story; and was kept guessing and wondering how all the pieces were going to fit together. Chamberlain has numerous plots going on within this tale, but the reader will not become confused, only anxious to fit all the puzzle pieces together, if they can! Chamberlain does a wonderful job of holding the reader in suspense and introducing the reader to multiple surprises not only at the end, but also during the course of the story.
Eleven-year-old Daria finds a baby on the beach on the morning of her birthday. Her family comes to adopt the baby, who they name Shelly, after no one claims the newborn. After the death of Daria's parents, Daria continues the role of caretaker for her sister, even at the expense of her own happiness. Suffering some brain damage after her birth, Daria is understandably very protective of Shelly.
Chamberlain leads the reader through the numerous families summering on the Outer Banks, and leaves you guessing as to who is Shelly's real mother. Nearly twenty years later, Shelly enlists the aid of one of the former residents, Rory Taylor, now a TV producer, to help her find her past. Rory starts asking too many questions, which has several of the residents becoming angry and asking him to leave well enough alone. Afterall, Shelly was raised in a loving and caring home.
The web of secrets leaves no one unscathed, as you will find out, yet Chamberlain masterfully weaves this intricate tale, blending everything into a cohesive, heartfelt, and warming tale. The ending will definitely surprise the reader! I highly recommend this book.
I am very much looking forward to reading her other books.
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Title: Breaking the Silence by Diane Chamberlain ISBN: 1551664844 Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Cypress Point by Diane Chamberlain ISBN: 1551666472 Publisher: Harlequin Pub. Date: 01 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Courage Tree by Diane Chamberlain ISBN: 1551668696 Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Keeper of the Light by Diane Chamberlain ISBN: 1551669595 Publisher: Harlequin Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Kiss River by Diane Chamberlain ISBN: 0778320022 Publisher: Mira Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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