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The Second Home
by Christina Clancy
A twisty family saga on Cape Cod - great if you're looking for a beach read with emotional heft!
The Gordon family owns a house in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, and one summer changes everything for siblings Ann, Poppy, and Michael. When their parents die in a car accident years later, the siblings must confront old ghosts and work to repair their fractured relationships. Can the Cape still be their second home?
This book is told in multiple perspectives with a time jump after the first summer at the Cape. Both devices worked well for me - the siblings were drawn clearly and distinctly, and I enjoyed hearing each of their perspectives. Setting the main drama of the book years after that fateful summer allowed time for the ramifications of the summer to build up in the characters' lives. I thought Clancy did a great job interweaving the narratives to create tension and suspense. I read a lot of family dramas, but this one brought something new to the table.
I love spending summer weekends at the Cape, and Clancy really understands how to write about this setting. She perfectly describes the ruggedness of the Outer Cape and the complex relationships between the locals and the summer visitors. Wellfleet is like another character in the story, and reading this book made me long for the Cape.
If you love the beach and/or family dramas, I would highly recommend this book. It's a quick read but packs more of an emotional punch than the average beach read.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing an ARC on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
The Gordon family owns a house in Wellfleet on Cape Cod, and one summer changes everything for siblings Ann, Poppy, and Michael. When their parents die in a car accident years later, the siblings must confront old ghosts and work to repair their fractured relationships. Can the Cape still be their second home?
This book is told in multiple perspectives with a time jump after the first summer at the Cape. Both devices worked well for me - the siblings were drawn clearly and distinctly, and I enjoyed hearing each of their perspectives. Setting the main drama of the book years after that fateful summer allowed time for the ramifications of the summer to build up in the characters' lives. I thought Clancy did a great job interweaving the narratives to create tension and suspense. I read a lot of family dramas, but this one brought something new to the table.
I love spending summer weekends at the Cape, and Clancy really understands how to write about this setting. She perfectly describes the ruggedness of the Outer Cape and the complex relationships between the locals and the summer visitors. Wellfleet is like another character in the story, and reading this book made me long for the Cape.
If you love the beach and/or family dramas, I would highly recommend this book. It's a quick read but packs more of an emotional punch than the average beach read.
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for providing an ARC on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.