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http://openbooksociety.com/article/su...Brought to you by OBS reviewer UnaI loved this story and it is one of the best I have read this summer. Filled with intrigue, blackmail, love, and a surprise ending it keeps the reader turning pages from page one. I know for a fact I couldn’t put it down. When Lily inherits a rundown bungalow when her father dies her mother tries desperately to keep her from going there. The bungalow belonged to her aunt who she never met and whose name had been banned in
Sometimes you read a book and never want to put it down. This was one of those books, it hooked me in from the very first page and didn't let go. It was an emotional journey with all of these characters, Lily-Mae who loved Roland, but had no choice but to leave him when a horrific past caught up with her. Lily took care of her sister Caroline, but sibling rivalry thwarted their relationship. Lily inherited Sand Pearl Cottage when her Father died, and when she went to clear it out she found old j...
Barbara Davis has done it again. She told me I’d love Lily-Mae. What she didn’t tell me was that I’d become so emotionally entangled with this wonderful character that I’d want to climb into the story and shake some sense into her, then turn around and pull Lily-Mae into my arms to soothe her. I wanted to promise that it would all work out. Surely, it would all work out.Thank you, Barbara, that it did. Not perhaps as I would have preferred, but the deeds had been done already and couldn’t be und...
I can honestly say that I was incredibly lucky to receive an advance copy of this book before its publication through a giveaway. I had never read any of Barbara Davis' books before, but after reading Summer at Hideaway Key, I'll definitely be reading more of them! It pulled me in from the very first page. Although I thought some parts dragged on a bit, I still couldn't wait to read it and follow both Lily and Lily-Mae's journeys. I thought the character of Lily and the curiosity with her family...
This is not your typical beach read, that said I loved this story. At times it is dark and depressing but overall a beautiful story. Be prepared to cry and not get much done or sleep, as you will want to stay up and read. After Lily’s father dies and leaves her an old beach house in Florida she decides to go see it. Finding journals in the house gives her a peek into her family history she had no clue about. Her parents' lives and history were real eye openers. Lily learns a lot about herself an...
I have always been a lover of Women’s Fiction for the pure ‘realness’ of the story. I love the feeling I get when I read about a character and feel connected to her, like she is just as real as I, knowing that the struggles she is going through are struggles that so many other women face, and finally seeing the personal growth the she goes through. Barbara Davis’ Summer at Hideaway Key has all of these characteristics and MORE. Summer at Hideaway Key centers around Lily and her deceased Aunt, L...
Lily St. Claire finds herself as the owner of a cottage on Hideaway Key located on Florida's Gulf Coast thanks to the fact that her father left her the house in his will. She didn't even know that he owned the home though! When Lily visits the cottage, she finds out that it is filled with a lot of old items, specifically old journals written by her mother's sister. This is especially intriguing as her mother won't speak of her sister to this day, so Lily has many questions surrounding this. As L...
I was blown away by this story and its characters.Felt like I was on the beach and like I knew these people.First time a book has made me cry.
The story was a bit of a cliche. A young woman is unexpectedly given a cottage in Hideaway Key upon the death of her father. Her mother is dead set against it but Lily is looking for answers. Even with the cliches I liked the characters in the book except perhaps for Caroline. There is a love story between Roland, Lily's father, and her aunt, Lily-Mae. There is a lot of grief in Lily-Mae's life but she is a strong woman and tries to do the best for everyone. Then there is the romance between Lil...
Summer at Hideaway Key The summer at Hideaway Key starts out with two little girls being dropped off at a poor house, Mt.Zion, by their mother. The girls are terrified, but they believe that their mother will come back for them once she can support them again. This is a time, 1953 when times are tough for a single mother to make it on her own let alone with two little girls. The poorhouse is run by a couple, a not very nice woman by the name of Sister Ruby and her husband preacher Brother Zell.
I'm a huge Barbara Davis fan. I honestly believe she's the queen on the dual time line. Her third novel, SUMMER AT HIDEAWAY KEY, sucked me in from page one and never let go. If you loved Adele's voice is Barbara's fantastic debut, THE SECRETS SHE CARRIED, you will love Lily-Mae's voice. She was my favorite character. There were many parts of the novel when I was genuinely fearful for her. Some of her journal entries were hard to read, not just the ones set on the poor farm in the 1950s. I cried,...
This is a perfect beach read! I fell in love with Sand Pearl Cottage and the all of the characters in Hideaway Key. Every time I picked up this book I felt magically transported to this beautiful, peaceful place.
What a book! I expected a breezy summer read from the beautiful cover, but it concealed the depth and emotion of story that this book was. I was immediately drawn in by the premise, the writing, and the knotty heartache that grew as I began to see the tragedies ahead. But not all is lost - there is plenty of joy and redemption to end on a more than satisfactory note. This will be one that I recommend frequently.
Page turner... then after one special page you will say Wow our loud. Maybe even WTF. Sweet story. Worth the read.
Very different story line. Great book