Summer Light
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Abandoned by the father of her child, May Taylor supports herself by her work as a gifted wedding planner with her best friend and great-aunt, carrying on the timeless traditions established by her grandmother and mother. She is a devoted mother to her daughter, Kylie – a very special child. For Kylie sees and hears things no one else can. Her unique visions will lead May to a love she never expected and a life she never imagined. Martin Cartier is a professional hockey player and sports leg
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September 18th, 2011 at 8:23 am
Extraordinary Novel,
May Taylor is a single mother and successful wedding planner, having inherited the business from her mother and grandmother. Kylie, her sensitive six -year-old daughter, has her worried, though, because Kylie seems to see and sense things that other people don’t.
On a recent plane trip, Kylie sees an angel near a big giant of a man. When a fire on the plane forces the plane to make an emergency landing, Martin Cartier, the giant and star hockey player for the Boston Bruins, helps Kylie and May off the plane.
Attracted to May in a way that he can’t explain, Martin begins driving down to Connecticut from Boston to see her. May is different from any of the women that Martin has known. She falls in love with him as a person, not merely the handsome rich hockey star.
Life is good for the Cartiers when Martin marries May, and Kylie, Martin, and May become a family. But events from Martin’s past threaten to tear them apart even as the future shows signs of tribulations to come. Will their love be strong enough to keep them together amidst the trials of life?
Luanne Rice has written an extraordinary novel. Brimming with emotion, SUMMER LIGHT is a tender triumph showing how love can survive even under the most difficult of circumstances. And the touch of the paranormal adds an ethereal dimension to this read. SUMMER LIGHT will make you laugh, make you cry, and make you very glad that you read this novel.
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|September 18th, 2011 at 8:57 am
Disappointing Book!,
Since 1988 I have been a loyal and avid reader of Luanne Rices books. While browsing at the library years ago I first came across Crazy in Love and today I always look forward to a new Luanne Rice book. That said I must now admit that Summer Light was one of Rices more disappointing books. Yes it did contain many of Rices themes Ive come to enjoy which include the love of a couple for each other, the love of a parent for a child and relatives who disappoint us. But ultimately this book was not a satisfying read. And this may very well be the authors concentration on angels communing with the dead and the author also delving into the world of extra sensory perception.
May is a wedding planner in Hubbard Point, Conn. and the single mother of a very unusual young girl Kaylie. After the death of her great grandmother and a traumatic event, Kaylie begins to see things before they happen and also talks to people who have died. Fearing for her daughters sanity, May seeks the help of paranormal experts who have few clues as to what is happening to Kaylie. On a flight home from an appointment in Canada with these experts, Kaylie asks a man to help save her mother and herself when the plane crashes. The man is a great hockey player, Martin Cartier, who has secrets of his own. These include the death of his young daughter a few years before, and his hatred for his father Serge, also a former hockey player, who is now in prison. This chance encounter between May, Martin and Kaylie and the subsequent plane crash which Kaylie predicted will have far reaching consequences which will lead to their association and the book progresses to another tragedy and a predictable conclusion.
Unfortunately for me this was a poor example of Luanne Rices plot and characters development. I never found myself either interested in these people or their situation. I do suggest reading some of Luanne Rices really good books like Blue Moon or Safe Harbor to see how good this author can present a book which leaves you yearning to read more by her. Im sorry to say Summer Light just wasnt one of them..
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|September 18th, 2011 at 8:59 am
Write What You Know!,
Having read a few of Ms. Rice’s other novels, I was looking forward to this one, not the least because it was partly set in a part of Canada that I know very well.
The story itself was not up to Ms. Rice’s usual standards: the plot seemed contrived and the characters lacked credibility. More irritating, however, was the author’s shoddy research. Ms. Rice’s descriptions of hockey games were laughable, and her descriptions of the setting were downright ludicrous. Ms. Rice should stick to writing about topics she knows and understands, or make sure she is writing about fictitious places.
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