Author: Trish Morey
ISBN: 9781489257659
Copy courtesy of Harper Collins Australia
Thank you to Beauty and Lace and Mira for the opportunity to read One Summer Between Friends by Trish Morey.
This book is about life, relationships, loss, and love.
Sarah, Floss and Jules…3 friends. The 3 friends were inseparable growing up together on Lord Howe Island. Until…jealousy and betrayal tore them apart.
Now the 3 are ex-best friends and avoid each other at all costs.
Sarah returns to the Island to run her parent’s store while her Mum recovers from surgery. Her marriage is over and her career going absolutely nowhere.
Floss has the life she dreamed of. She has married her high school sweetheart and they have 5 great kids. But, she is restless and feels there must be more to life!
Jules has a 4-year-old daughter who she loves so much. Unfortunately, her daughter is a constant reminder of the past, and a friendship ended. Life deals Jules a tough call causing her to consider what would happen to her daughter should anything happen to her
As the story unfolds we discover why the three friends struggle with guilt and grief.
Now that they are all back on Lord Howe Island, will their paths cross? Is it possible that they could find forgiveness and resume their friendship over this summer?
An easy to read book, you don’t want to put it down as you discover the reasons for their fractured friendship. Thoroughly enjoyed the book!
5 stars!
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I love to read, any book on any topic. I now love ebooks as they are easier to store, I was running out of bookshelves! My other interests are family, gardening and our beautiful King Charles spaniel dog who is my reading companion.
One Summer Between Friends by Trish Morey is the story of 3 women who grew up on Lord Howe Island.
Sarah, Floss and Jules had been through so much growing up and then to have it all fall apart. What happened? Can this summer turn back time and bring the once group of friends back together to make things right or is it all too late?
Sarah who resides in Sydney and very career orientated is hoping after hard work and sweat she will get a promotion. Disappointingly she is overlooked after having given everything to the firm she works for. So, this is decision time for her. On top of this disappointment her mother has a fall and is hospitalised in Sydney. The relationship with her mother is somewhat frayed as she is often inconsiderate with her choice of words towards Sarah, but her father asks her to come back to the Island to help look after their family general store business. After considerable thought she decides to go but must face up to the reality she will probably have to face Jules and Floss who still live there.
A great story line that is about love, friendships, sadness, forgiveness, and acceptance which maybe we could all relate to in some small way in our own lives.
Great book and would highly recommend.
I love books about friendships many years later – I love to see what happened to the characters, how their friendship has evolved, and what has stayed the same. ‘One Summer Between Friends’ was an interesting take on a friendship that has evolved over the years. I recommend it! Great storyline, and most importantly for a book like this, great, rich characters.
I was lucky enough to be selected to read One Summer Between Friends and I am so glad I was!
This book was so hard to put down! A perfect combination of love,friendship, heartache and forgiveness. It really made me think about my friendships.
Thank you for the opportunity to read such a great book!