I like this book because it's funny.

A great summer read, Husbands & Lovers is mostly set on the fictional Winthrop Island. Mallory Dunne is the single mother of Sam, who had suffered a camp incident and has been on dialysis for several years. His dad is not in the picture, but when Mallory visits the island where she had worked as a nanny years ago, she run into the one person she never wanted to see again and never wanted Sam involved with.

I liked that there was

Fun

I liked that it was funny. My favorite part was when the doctor and the nurse came to the house for no reason. My favorite character was Lil Petey because he is the president of the comic club.

Cool

Set in the remote woods of Pennsylvania's Blue Ridge Mountains, this book centers on a young woman who has secluded herself from the world to recover from a past trauma. A foreigner mysteriously shows up in the area; he also seems traumatized and haunted by his past. Although their lives seem as bleak as the winter woods setting, a mutual understanding creates a tenuous friendship between them. Disturbing truths revealed at the end were difficult to fathom and highlighted the extent to which humans can hurt each other. I was absorbed by this book; it wasn't a joyful read but was worthwhile.

It was good.

Part of Williams' series set on the fictitious island of Winthrop, the main character, Cricket Winthrop, is uncertain about her place on the island and where she belongs, until a mysterious aunt of the Peabody's steps in, in an extremely unexpected way, to make Cricket face some difficult choices that will affect her entire life.

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