The last few years I've made a list of 10 books - 5 books off my shelf, 5 books from the library - that I'm really wanting to read. There's no real rhyme or reason. I just go through my library list and my shelves and pick the books that are calling to me. My focus in 2026 is reading books I think I'll love - or at least really enjoy.
Blurb: Audrey Fisher has struggled all her life to emerge from the shadow of her famous mother by forging a career as a world-class chef. Meredith Fisher’s glamorous screen persona disguises the trauma of the tragic accident that haunts her dreams. Neither woman wants to return to the New England island they left behind and its complicated emotional ties, but Meredith has one last chance to sober up and salvage her big comeback, and where else but discreet, moneyed Winthrop Island can a famous actress spend the summer without the intrusion of other people? Until Audrey discovers an old wooden chest among the belongings of her estranged bartender father, Mike Kennedy, and the astonishing contents draw the women deep into Winthrop’s past and its many secrets…attracting the interest of their handsome neighbor, Sedge Peabody. How did a trove of paintings from one of America’s greatest artists wind up in the cellar of the Mohegan Inn? And who is the mysterious woman portrayed on every canvas?
On a stormy November night in 1846, Providence Dare flees Boston and boards the luxury steamship Atlantic one step ahead of the law….or so she believes. But when a catastrophic accident leaves the ship at the mercy of a mighty gale, Providence finds herself trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the one man who knows her real identity—the detective investigating the suspicious death of her employer, the painter Henry Irving. As the Atlantic fights for her life and the rocky shore of Winthrop Island edges closer, a desperate Providence searches for her chance to escape…before the sea swallows her without a trace.
Why I Think I'll Love This One: Family issues AND a historic shipwreck plus an author I've had pretty good luck with in the past sounds like a win!
On a stormy November night in 1846, Providence Dare flees Boston and boards the luxury steamship Atlantic one step ahead of the law….or so she believes. But when a catastrophic accident leaves the ship at the mercy of a mighty gale, Providence finds herself trapped in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the one man who knows her real identity—the detective investigating the suspicious death of her employer, the painter Henry Irving. As the Atlantic fights for her life and the rocky shore of Winthrop Island edges closer, a desperate Providence searches for her chance to escape…before the sea swallows her without a trace.
Why I Think I'll Love This One: Family issues AND a historic shipwreck plus an author I've had pretty good luck with in the past sounds like a win!
My Thoughts: I really enjoyed this book! I liked Audrey as a main character and her relationships with both her parents was really interesting. I also really enjoyed the other two timelines how they looped together. I would have liked a little more from Meredith's - especially with how it carried into the present timeline - but all three were really interesting. I really enjoyed the relationship between Sedge and Audrey as well. She jumps to conclusion about him at first meeting and it definitely isn't instalove but it feels real. I'm really looking forward to reading more from this author - and luckily she has a pretty good sized backlist! My Rating: Really Liked It (4 Stars)
This has all the elements of an good read (for me). A mystery and shipwreck...yesss.
ReplyDeleteThis looks good, Katherine. Great review!
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