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Landslide

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 This beautiful portrait of a family in a fishing village in Maine is "a fresh look at marriage, motherhood, and the wondrous inner lives of teenagers. A truly beautiful and unforgettable love story of a family on the brink” (Lily King, author of Writers & Lovers). A must-read from the critically acclaimed author of Elsey Comes Home.

“I loved Landslide. You are right there with them in a fishing village in Maine, feeling the wind, the sea, the danger. Smart, honest, and funny, this is a story you won't forget.” —Judy Blume, best-selling author of In the Unlikely Event

After a fishing accident leaves her husband hospitalized across the border in Canada, Jill is left to look after her teenage boys—"the wolves"—alone. Nothing comes easy in their remote corner of Maine: money is tight; her son Sam is getting into more trouble by the day; her eldest, Charlie, is preoccupied with a new girlfriend; and Jill begins to suspect her marriage isn't as stable as she once believed. As one disaster gives way to the next, she begins to think that it's not enough to be a caring wife and mother anymore—not enough to show up when needed, to nudge her boys in the right direction, to believe everything will be okay. But how to protect this life she loves, this household, this family?

With remarkable poise and startling beauty, Landslide ushers us into a modern household where, for a family at odds, Instagram posts, sex-positivity talks, and old fishing tales mingle to become a kind of love language. It is a beautiful portrait of a family, as compelling as it is moving, and raises the question of how to remain devoted when the eye of the storm closes in. Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural Marriage Village Maine
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Rebecca Lowman is the best narrator on all of audible. FACTS. Her voice brings this book to life.

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My first Susan Conley book and it won’t be my last. Not much happens, this is a character driven portrait of family relationships and what occurs after the father has a bad accident on his boat. It brings up deep and difficult feelings about loss and guilt.
The pleasure in it is the beautiful descriptive and subtle, intelligent writing, the lovely narration, and the landscape. I felt like i was there with them and I didn’t want the book to end.
Don’t expect anything much to happen, but get absorbed in the complex lives of Mum, dad and their teenage sons and in the beautiful but sometimes bleak landscape of Maine. It will take you out of your pandemic life and absorb you into a different space. I loved it.

Beautifully done.

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