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The Barefoot Summer

av Carolyn Brown

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"A heartbreakingly hilarious novel about three women who had nothing in common, except their newly deceased husband, a lakeside cabin in Bootleg, Texas, and a detective who's convinced that at least one of them conspired to commit murder"--
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I won this in a GOODREADS giveaway - The Barefoot Summer by Carolyn Brown... Another good read... Romantic suspense genre... easy reading: this was my back-up book in the car so it took me a while to finish however it's an excellent weekend-at-the-pool book! Toss it in your tote bag! ( )
  tenamouse67 | Jan 6, 2018 |
I would have to give this book 3 1/2 stars if I want to be brutally honest. I liked this book, but I was just not amazed by it.

Ms Brown writes, as usual, with a horribly unlikable protagonist- in this case a dead man who is a polygamist. And adorable (sort of) antagonists -in this case the three wives Conrad left behind. Each of these wives are as different as night and day and that works to the stories advantage.

Difficulties emerge when the Detective working this murder case starts having feelings for one of the suspects (one of the wives. Yes, all of the wives are initially suspects.)

The reasons I have for not being amazed by this novel is that I felt that Gracie (the child of the middle wife) was just too saccharin sweet, took up to much room in the book that could have been devoted more to the romance/murder aspect and that the conflict among the wives shouldn't have been 'fixed' so quickly. I started to get a bit annoyed with Kate and her waffling; I could understand it, but the fact that she kept going over the same things over and over again was a little too much.

All of that aside though -this was a read that kept me going until late in the night wanting to see how everything ended. The character's are well developed, the story was a bit unique and the mystery was, well, mysterious.

This book was written with Ms Brown's usual mixing the funny and absurd with the serious and she had a good hand with giving each of our wives (Jamie, Kate and Amanda) a unique 'voice' and personality. Some author's seem to have a bit of a problem with this.

If you are a fan of say, Fannie Flagg, I won't say that Ms Brown rates as highly as that - you will most likely enjoy Ms Brown's books -but she is on her way of being a very notable Southern chick-lit author with a great sense of style!

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  Cats57 | Jan 11, 2017 |
The basic premise of this book makes it interesting. One man, three different wives. Conrad had it all—including three wives, who finally meet up for the first time and realize what a snake Conrad, was at his funeral. First wife was Kate. Born into an oil dynasty company family, Kate was older than the other two, self-assured, obviously from and in money, but not overly full of herself or her wealth that she could not relate to others. Second wife was Jamie. Not rich like Kate, Jamie was a school teacher, a strong woman, mother to Conrad’s only child, Gracie, made of steel and wishing she had been the one to end Conrad’s life, rather than the bullet during a robbery at a florist, and charade. Last was Amanda. Amanda was the youngest, most recent wife, very pregnant with Conrad’s child, still dreamily in love with the man she thought Conrad was and ready to protect his legacy (until she realizes what he really was). After his death, the three women move to Conrad’s cabin, where each spent her honeymoon with the snake Conrad. Over a summer, we meet them, watch them move on past Conrad and accept what is for what it is, as each grows in different ways as well as grows to like and enjoy each other. The big character in the story, however, is little Gracie, a tender seven-year old and Conrad’s only child, who steals and warms the hearts of everyone.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It was a bit different from many of the others I have read recently. Though the basic story line could have gone in many different directions, I like the one the author chose. She made the story about these three uniquely different women who came together when they had only one thing (a very big thing, I acknowledge) in common, Conrad. This was a story of growth, love, interactions, acceptance of what is, and of letting go of the past. The characters were all well developed and likable, especially Gracie. In many ways, Gracie was the glue that held the trio together, made them a unit. I cannot see anyone not falling in love with this innocent child, who sometimes care across as wise beyond her years and who sometimes understood more than anyone gave her credit for. Without Gracie, the story would have been very different and may not have turned out as it did. I think the author struck a good balance with the three wives. Each had strengths they brought to the table. Each had weaknesses, or limits, that were complimented nicely by the other wives. It was definitely fascinating to watch them grow as a unit as well as individuals. Conrad may have been a snake, but he did bring them together, and I think they and the reader realized this one good thing about him by the end of the story. I highly recommend this book. It provided me a lot of enjoyment as well as an understanding of how strange, seemingly difficult, situations help make our lives what they are, while challenging each person to grow into what reality brings. I received this from NetGalley to read and review. ( )
  KMT01 | Jan 8, 2017 |
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