Summer Darlings
By:Brooke Lea Foster
Pages: 368
Published: May 5, 2020 by Gallery Books
Type: Historical Fiction, Mystery
My Rating: 4.5 Stars
I received this book from NetGalley with gratitude in exchange for an honest review.
This book hooked me from the start and got even better as it went on. Once I started I couldn’t put it down.
Synopsis:
We follow Brooklyn girl Heddy Windsome off the ferry to her summer nanny job in Martha’s Vineyard in 1962.
A scholarship student from Wellesley who is so curious to see how the “other half” live. Hoping to spot a Kennedy, she is bright but still unpolished and tries so hard to fit in to this unfamiliar setting. Although she acts foolishly at times we can forgive her knowing where she came from and why she is trying so hard.
Her summer is spent with the Williams family, Ted, Jean Rose and their children who she cares for, petulant Teddy and sweet Anna. The family is picture perfect on the outside but with some darkness lurking behind closed doors. There’s a handsome surfer next door and a sweet colllege boy Heddy is set up with by Jean Rose. She quickly finds herself torn between her lust and her need for a “safe bet.” From celebrity parties and a love triangle we reveal a mystery or two which unravel satisfyingly and not the way you think.
My thoughts:
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The setting was beautifully written and transported me to an Oceanside summer like a much needed vacation reminiscent of Elin Hilderbrand. I enjoyed reading about the 1960s and the lavish money and parties on the Vineyard. Although some parts of Heddy’s actions were cringeworthy they made sense for the story and the ending was fun and satisfying. I gave it 4.5 stars rounded up to a 5.
Who would I recommend this to?
I would recommend this to any woman from my mom to my fifteen year old cousin. Very readable across age groups and preferences. This is a perfect summertime read for the poolside or the beach, or in my living room during quarantine when I desperately want to feel anywhere but stuck at home with two crazy children. This book accomplished that task for me this weekend.
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