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A Summer Affair

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A Summer Affair

By: Elin Hilderbrand
Narrated by: Isabel Keating
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The perfect wife and mother finds the perfect temptation in this "perfect summer cocktail of sex, sun, and scandal" (Kirkus Reviews).

Claire has a problem with setting limits. All her life she has taken on every responsibility, assumed every burden, granted every request. Claire wants it all—and in the eyes of her friends, she has it: a devoted husband, four beautiful children, even a successful career as an artist. So when she agrees to chair the committee for Nantucket's social event of the year, she knows she can handle it. Claire can handle anything.

But when planning the gala propels her into the orbit of billionaire Lock Dixon, unexpected sparks begin to fly. Lock insists on working closely with Claire—often over a bottle of wine—and before long she can't ignore the subtle touches and lingering looks. To her surprise, she can't ignore how they make her feel, either. Claire finds the gala, her life, and herself spinning out of control.

A Summer Affair captures the love, loss, and limbo of an illicit romance and unchecked passion as it takes us on a brave and breathless journey into the heart of one modern woman.

"Think you know where this is going? Think again. Hilderbrand is way too smart to give away the whole story in her title." —Elisabeth Egan, New York Times
Contemporary Family Life Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction

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Critic reviews

"Think you know where this is going? Think again. Hilderbrand is way too smart to give away the whole story in her title."—Elizabeth Egan, New York Times
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This was ok but mostly I was offended by the terrible Oirish accent that Siobhan was given. Otherwise 'twas ok.

A Summer Affair

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Yes it's all about the pronounciation!

Subjective, I know, but the word appears so often in this book, delivered in an overall tone that makes Andie McDowell seem positively animated and I just can't take it any more. As I say, it's subjective but the voice is SO important to the listening - can make or break the impression of everything else about the book - that, although the storyline is quite intriguing, I can't bring myself to tough it out to the end. Oh, and I agree about the terrible Oirish... Do I need to add that I'll be returning it....?

'Gay-lah', 'Gall-a' or 'Gar-la'...

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The narrator was good.

The story was awful. I’m a Hilderbrand fan but wish I’d skipped this one.

Don’t bother.

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