| Barefoot (Large Print Edition) Contributor(s): Hilderbrand, Elin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316075817 ISBN-13: 9780316075817 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $29.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2009 Annotation: It's summer on Nantucket, and as the season begins, three women arrive at the local airport, observed by Josh, a local boy, home from college. Burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues, the women--two sisters and one friend--make their way to the sisters' tiny cottage, inherited from an aunt. They're all trying to escape from something: Melanie, after seven failed in-vitro attempts, discovered her husband's infidelity and then her own pregnancy; Brenda embarked on a passionate affair with an older student that got her fired from her prestigious job as a professor in New York; and her sister Vickie, mother to two small boys, has been diagnosed with cancer. Soon Josh is part of the chaotic household, acting as babysitter, confidant, and, eventually, something more, while the women confront their pasts and map out their futures. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - Contemporary - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009927613 |
| Physical Information: 1.52" H x 6.17" W x 9.19" (2.28 lbs) 720 pages |
| Themes: - Seasonal - Summer - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Visiting Nantucket for the summer, three women seek peace and comfort as they cope with the challenges in their lives -- from marriage, infidelity, and the mayhem of motherhood to scandal, tragedy, and illness. Three women -- burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues -- tumble onto the Nantucket airport tarmac one hot June day. Vicki is trying to sort through the news that she has a serious illness. Her sister, Brenda, has just left her job after being caught in an affair with a student. And their friend Melanie, after seven failed in vitro attempts, is pregnant at last -- but only after learning that her husband is having an affair. They have come to escape, enjoy the sun, and relax in Nantucket's calming air. But into the house, into their world, steps twenty-two-year-old Josh Flynn. Barefoot weaves these four lives together in a story with enthralling sweep and scope -- a novel that is as fun and memorable and bittersweet as that one perfect day of summer. |