Courtney Hendricks, from Emporia, Kansas, dreams of
becoming a professor of Literature and attending a college
in the East. When she is accepted at Smith College in
Massachusetts, her roomate is Robin Vickery, who becomes
her BFF. During spring break, Robin invites Courtney to
her home on Nantucket island where she is convinced
Courtney
will find a well paying job and be able to spend her
summer
with Robin and her family. It is love at first sight for
Courtney. She loves the Island, the big house on the cliff
overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the Vickery family and
last
but not least, James Vickery, Robin's handsome brother.
In Kansas, Courtney rides her horse, has a long time
friendship with Monty Blackhorse, a wealthy
American/Indian
who owns a huge cattle ranch. Driving her to the airport
as
she leaves for her summer on Nantucket, Monty tells
Courtney
he has always been in love with her and asks her to marry
him. She does love Monty but only as a brother. She will
have to think carefully how to break that news to him and
not break his heart.
Aboard the ferry heading to the island, Courtney is
returning for the celebration of Mrs. Vickery's 60th
birthday celebrartion. Perhaps this will be her last
summer visit, and she plans to make several serious
decisions. First, she must ask James about his feelings
toward her. Is he serious about her and do they have a
future together? And what or who is keeping Robin forever
on the island? Time to share that secret with her BFF.
The Vickery family is headed by reknowned surgeon Dr.
Alastair Vickery, aka Dr. V. He is brilliant, but quiet
and distracted. As a father, he has never tossed a
baseball
with his kids, but prefers to retreat to his office to
study
the latest scientific news and think about writing his
memoirs. Earth Mother, Susannah, loves her sun-swept
paradise and is happiest when their home is filled with
friends of her children. She calls them her "summer
children." Oldest son, Henry, is following in his dad's
footsteps and is a surgeon, but suffers from Bipolar
disorder. James is the bad boy turned very successful.
Robin is happiest following in her mother's path but has a
secret she keeps to herself. Iris is the youngest who
loves
everyone!
Nancy Thayer knows how to tell a spellbinding story. This
one introduces characters who are real and touch your
heart.
The Vickery family faces obstacles that make them stronger
and closer. I especially love the way Dr. V. and Susannah
cling together quietly in frightening crisis. The folklore
about the real whales is an added attraction that I found
interesting. As always, Ms. Thayer "reels" me in on page
one and keeps me "hooked" until the finale, which I loved.
THE ISLAND HOUSE is a keeper and one I recommend to all
who
love a cozy, delicious, romantic tale about the meaning of
family, true love and forever, set in a magical
setting, Nantucket Island. I loved it and you will too!
New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer
invokes the shimmering seascape of Nantucket in a delightful
novel that resonates with the heartache and hope of growing
up, growing wise, and the bittersweet choices we must be
brave enough to make.
Courtney Hendricks will never forget the magical summers she
spent on Nantucket with her college roommate, Robin
Vickerey, and Robin’s charismatic, turbulent,
larger-than-life family, in their gorgeous island house. Now
a college English professor in Kansas City, Courtney is
determined to experience one more summer in this sun-swept
paradise. Her reason for going is personal: Courtney needs
to know whether Robin’s brother James shares the feelings
she’s secretly had for him.
Time with the Vickerey family always involves love and
laughter, and this season is no different. Vivacious
matriarch Susanna Vickerey is celebrating her sixtieth
birthday, but beneath the merriment, trouble is brewing. The
family patriarch, Dr. Alastair Vickerey, is quiet and
detached, while unspoken tension looms over oldest son
Henry, a respected young surgeon. Warm and witty Robin, the
most grounded of the siblings, is keeping a secret from her
parents. Iris, the colorful baby of the brood, remains
rudderless and in need of guidance. And the sexy, stunningly
handsome, untouchable James—to Courtney’s dismay—may be in
love with a beautiful and vibrant local artist. As the
summer unfolds, a crisis escalates, surprising truths are
revealed, and Courtney will at last find out where her heart
and her future lie.
Weaving the trials and uncertainty of real life into a
tapestry of passion, hope, and courage, TheIsland
House is a beautifully told story about the ties that
bind us—and how the blessings of love and family heal us in
ways we never dream possible.
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