Kristin Hannah - Summer Island

Pros: Very well Written. Displays a view on the relationships between mothers and daughters

Cons: Unable to read the entire book at once.

The Bottom Line: Moving story about the relationship of friends and mothers and daughters. It encompasses beginnings, endings, life, death, family battles, struggles, success and failure.

Review: Parents and children have a love/hate relationship. No? Maybe? Sometimes?

Children think they know everything they need to know, especially in their view of their parents. Ok, maybe their view of their parents when they are a child....

Pros: You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll call your mother!

Cons: NONE

The Bottom Line: A fabulous book, full of rich narrative, rich characters, touching topic, mothers and daughters.

Review: Mother and daughter relationships are the hardest relationships. Whether you are the daughter or the mother, you’ll enjoy this book, Summer Island.

It’s a wonderful narrative about a grown daughters relationship with her mother. Ruby is a...

Pros: Local author (if you live in the Pacific NW)

Cons: Somewhat sappy, nothing real exciting, mostly hum-drum.

The Bottom Line: How a mother and daughter relationship goes through several turbulent years and how they come together again. Not an earth shattering story line.

Review: Summer Island by Kristin Hannah is a work of fiction about Nora Bridge. A woman who lives in Seattle and has become a "Dr. Laura-type" on a radio show that has become a syndicated hit. She calls the show, "Spiritual Healing with Nora." She also...