Iris Standish is lost. Her life is her home and her three amazing children, even if they can drive her up the wall a lot of the time. But now it is crumbling down around her because her husband, Paul, wants a divorce.
Iris knows that things have been strained between them for a long time but she truly believed that they would stick it out and provide a stable home for their family. As her life seems to be adrift, she makes the decision to return to her childhood home by the lake, Standish Farm, while the kids are at summer camp. With her perfect sister, Leah, about to get married, she would have to return home anyway, but she hopes that some extra time on her own will help her come to a decision about her life.
Iris has no idea how the summer by the lake will change her forever. Unravelling secrets, sibling jealousy mixed with unconditional love when it is needed the most, finding inner strength, and discovering old and new friendships, are just some of the issues that faces Iris during this lake season. Will Iris finally find herself and understand her family, or will she sacrifice herself for the greater good as she has always done in the past?
THE LAKE SEASON by Hannah McKinnon is an emotional, thought- provoking tale of family life, love, and finding your path in this world. Iris has lost herself during her marriage, and with its end in sight, she struggles to figure out who she really is, and what she really wants. Confronted with her family and the issues surrounding their dynamics, forces Iris to really delve into her past and present so that she can choose her future. Dealing with serious, sensitive issues, there are moments of real sadness, but there are also moments of pure fun, laughter and love.
All of the characters in THE LAKE SEASON by Hannah McKinnon are engaging, with a depth that draws the reader into their lives and longings. THE LAKE SEASON by Hannah McKinnon is a beautiful depiction of family and all of its crazy dimensions, and I highly recommend that you read it.
Set in the weeks leading up to an idyllic New England
wedding, this βenticing and refreshingβ (Nancy Thayer, New
York Times bestselling author) novel sparkles with wry
wit,
sweet romance, and long-kept family secrets.
Iris Standish has always been the responsible older
sibling:
the one with the steady marriage, loving family, and
sensible job. But all of a sudden, as her
carefully-constructed life spins out of her control, a
cryptic postcard from her estranged sister Leah arrives at
the perfect time: Please Come. Iris seizes her chance to
escape to her childhood lakeside home, where Leah is
planning her summer wedding to a man their New Hampshire
clan has never met.
Against a backdrop of dress fittings, floral arrangements,
and rehearsal dinners, Leah hides secrets of her own. And
while her sister faces a past that has finally caught up
to
her, Iris prepares to say good-bye to a future that is
suddenly far from certain. As new love beckons and
Hampstead
Lake shimmers in the background, Iris must decide when to
wade in cautiously and when to diveβand, ultimately, how
to
ferry herself to safe harbors in this enticing novel of
second chances and the ties that bind.
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