I’ve
not read anything by Nancy Naigle but I sure would do so again. I heartily enjoyed this book. I loved the character Maeve, the older woman
who makes friends with Amanda and her two children. Amanda moved to a small home on the beach
near where she married her husband. He’s
been gone two years, he died while on duty as a Marine.
Seashells
keep popping up all over town on the beach after the water goes out and they
have writing in them. All types of
messages that give the finder a great piece of advice or tells them what they
need to hear at the time they find them.
Maeve
spends her time ever day walking the seashore collecting shells, Amanda and her
kids start looking for shells with her.
Amanda had thought she would start a business at home, but found out due
to her dog living there it wouldn’t be approved. A big disappointment. So she decides in the fall she is going to
teach, so she’ll be at home when her kids are home.
This
book is full of love, loss and believe it or not second chances. It’s a great read. If you ever had a friendship or connection
with an older woman, you will love reading about the friendship between Amanda
and Maeve. The book pulls at your
heartstrings!
I
received this book through NetGalley.com at no charge in the kindle
format. I was not required to write a
review, I like doing them for good books and this one was great! The thoughts and opinions above are my own freely
given.
Description
from NetGalley.com:
“A beautiful story full
of love, loss, and second chances.”—#1 New York Times bestselling
author Debbie Macomber
A touching novel of a friendship that crosses generations, and learning how
even the smallest gifts can change a life for good, from USA
Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle.
Two years after her husband’s death, Amanda Whittier has two children to raise
alone, an abandoned dream of starting a business, and a fixer-upper cottage by
the sea. She has no room in her life for anything else and little interest in
moving on after losing the man she loved.
Paul Grant is a relative newcomer to the area, and his work with former
military dogs needing rehabilitation has been good for the town. Though he
loved once before, he’s convinced he’s not suited for romance and is determined
to find meaning—alone—through his work and role in the community.
Widowed Maeve Lindsay was born and raised on Whelk’s Island. Spirited, kind,
and a little mischievous, she pours her life into the town. But she carries a
secret that shapes her every move.
Together, these three souls find encouragement in the most mysterious places
and discover a love that’s bigger than their pain, healing their wounded hearts
in ways none of them could have hoped for or expected.
