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A review by stephaniereads9b0f8
Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand
3.0
It's summer, and three women are sharing a house on Nantucket. A small house, one that's been in the family for ages, and they're all wondering if the walls can contain all the problems they're bringing with.
Melanie's husband is cheating on her, something she's only recently discovered, even though they've been going through round after round of in vitro fertilization attempts, all of them unsuccessful. And of course, now that their relationship is up in the air, Melanie discovers she's pregnant. Not the best timing.
Brenda's an English professor- or was, before she was fired due to an inappropriate relationship with a student (who is older than she) and accidentally damaging a Jackson Pollock painting when she threw something in a fit of rage after being confronted by her boss and some smug students. Brenda's got legal troubles, relationship troubles, family troubles...She's just troubled, period.
Vickie has cancer. Lung cancer, to be exact, and she's terrified. Not just of dying, but of leaving her two young sons behind. (Fair warning: if you're grieving, have post-partum depression, or are struggling emotionally in any way, Vickie's narrations are really difficult to read. I teared up quite a few times reading her lamentations. Hilderbrand does an amazing job at putting Vickie's fear into words.) She's trying to be strong, but it's definitely not an easy task.
All of this drama is witnessed by Josh, a college student who becomes a male nanny for Vickie's two boys during this tumultuous summer. There is, of course, romance involved, because what's a good summer beach read without a good summer romance? This is a really sweet story with some hardcore emotional depth to it. Read it by the pool or under your beach umbrella, but save a corner of your towel to dry your tears, because they WILL make an appearance. Two thumbs up from me.
Melanie's husband is cheating on her, something she's only recently discovered, even though they've been going through round after round of in vitro fertilization attempts, all of them unsuccessful. And of course, now that their relationship is up in the air, Melanie discovers she's pregnant. Not the best timing.
Brenda's an English professor- or was, before she was fired due to an inappropriate relationship with a student (who is older than she) and accidentally damaging a Jackson Pollock painting when she threw something in a fit of rage after being confronted by her boss and some smug students. Brenda's got legal troubles, relationship troubles, family troubles...She's just troubled, period.
Vickie has cancer. Lung cancer, to be exact, and she's terrified. Not just of dying, but of leaving her two young sons behind. (Fair warning: if you're grieving, have post-partum depression, or are struggling emotionally in any way, Vickie's narrations are really difficult to read. I teared up quite a few times reading her lamentations. Hilderbrand does an amazing job at putting Vickie's fear into words.) She's trying to be strong, but it's definitely not an easy task.
All of this drama is witnessed by Josh, a college student who becomes a male nanny for Vickie's two boys during this tumultuous summer. There is, of course, romance involved, because what's a good summer beach read without a good summer romance? This is a really sweet story with some hardcore emotional depth to it. Read it by the pool or under your beach umbrella, but save a corner of your towel to dry your tears, because they WILL make an appearance. Two thumbs up from me.