Colony
Book description
Waiting for her granddaughter to take her home from Retreat, the Maine summer colony her family has visited for generations, Maude Chambliss looks back on her life and the experiences of her family members
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I’ve read many of this author’s works and enjoyed them all, but this one really dug in, grabbed on, and held tight.
I loved the fact that it covered generations instead of a short timeframe; it gave me more insight into the people and relationships. Transplanting a Low Country girl used to a simple life to the summer home of an upper-crust New Englander accustomed to only the finer things promises conflict, which we got in spades, starting with a mother-in-law who could barely hide her hostility.
This highly elevates the uncomfortable dynamics in extended families, and the challenges overcome—and…
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