The Whispering Pines Inn - Couverture souple

Williams, Cynthia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0578131749 ISBN 13 : 9780578131740

Editeur : Cynthia Williams, 2016

Synopsis

It's 1963 and it's summertime in northern Michigan. Burt feels lost when he falls for Maggie again. But this is the summer when everything changes. In this book you will travel to a northern Michigan town that is still charming and rustic, and brilliantly captures lives that have been marked by loss, perseverance, an abiding faith and the love of friends and family as it sojourns between sentiment and satire. You will hear an unaccustomed rhythm in the voices of the Whispering Pines Inn as it is recounted here in loving detail. Poignant and funny, it will have you laughing out loud and sometimes crying about an unforgettable unforgettable boy and girl coming of age pre-World War II America in East Jordan Michigan along the shores of Lake Charlevoix and Lake Michigan. At 43 years old, Maggie finds herself struggling with the difficulties of bringing the inn back to its glory days, all while navigating small town politics, sketchy guests, and realizing she has come to love and need her childhood friend Burt despite rejecting his romantic gestures. Entertaining adventures ensue with a unique cast of staff and guests, including Bob the barber from Detroit, Chef Claude from France, Madame Zoshia the con artist and fortune teller, Louie and the college freshmen from the Quiet Loon Golf and Gun Club, Johanna the geology professor from the U.P., Winston and his brief romantic moonlight cruise in a borrowed Chris Craft, and many others who meet at the Chat and Chew Café. Although the "Falling Pines" needs a lot of hard work to renew its once prestigious reputation, Maggie discovers that there are many insightful memories to be found along the way and a chance to remedy regrets and renew love. A delightful novel for any reader and a nostalgic experience for anyone who has lived in Northern Michigan or seen the beauty the area possesses. Cynthia Williams gives her readers, and her characters, precisely what they crave--excitement, insight, joy, humor, hard reality, surprise, loyalty, hope and a sweet but uncompromising view of human nature. In Maggie and Burt we recognize the best and hardest aspects of youth, the fascination and fear of unrequited love, and our own first loves. The author leads her heroine and hero into adulthood while inspiring readers with deeply moving plot twists and inexhaustibly entertaining characters. The Whispering Pines Inn is comparable with Empire Falls.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Cynthia Williams was born in Detroit, Michigan and is the author of Growing Up in the D: My Grandfather, My Mother, and Me. Cynthia Williams is an author, artist, writer, and recipient of the 2014 Ford Foundation, Ford Motor Company, Ford Freedom Award. She earned a Master's Degree in Psychology and Counseling from Eastern Michigan University. Cynthia was a psychotherapist for thirty years and provided therapy to children, adolescents, and adults suffering from PTSD and trauma. Cynthia lives in Northville, Michigan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cynthia Williams
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0578131749
• ISBN 13: 9780578131740
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg