That Camden Summer - Softcover

Spencer, Lavyrle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425233219 ISBN 13: 9780425233214

Publisher: Berkley Books, 2010

Synopsis

LaVyrle Spencer, known for her "heartrending slices of Americana"* writes of how love can be more special the second time around in this New York Times bestseller.

It is 1916 and Roberta Jewett is surprised to find that her hometown of Camden, Maine, considers a divorced woman little more than a prostitute. Condemned by her mother and scorned by neighbors, she nonetheless perseveres in her struggle to forge a good life for her girls and herself. Behaving like no "respectable" woman would, she gets a job as a county nurse, learns to drive, and buys her very own Model T.

Embittered by her painful marriage to an unfaithful husband, she has no intention of being any man's victim again. So Roberta is taken aback to find the widowed carpenter Gabriel Farley has somehow found his way into her heart. And in the ultimate test of will and devotion, she must depend on the man she has grown to love--and summon the courage to stand up to an entire town.

"[LaVyrle Spencer] knows how to tug at readers' heartstrings."--*Publishers Weekly

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Praise for That Camden Summer

"A modern fairy tale."--People

"Deft, unpretentious, and down-to-earth, LaVyrle Spencer...never fails to please."--The Anniston Star

More Praise for LaVyrle Spencer

"Superb."--Los Angeles Times

"Warm and folksy and loving."--Kirkus Reviews

"Leaves the reader breathless."--New York Daily News

"[Spencer] delivers the goods."--Publishers Weekly

From the Back Cover:

Roberta Jewett, independent and free-thinking, has divorced her philandering husband and arrives in Camden, Maine with her three daughters, full of hope for a fresh start in the town where she was born. But it is 1916, and a woman divorced is a woman shunned – especially if she has a full-time job and drives a Model T Ford.

Condemned by her mother, harassed by her lecherous brother-in-law and scorned by the townsfolk, Roberta defies them all and perseveres in creating a happy home for her daughters. Only one man, widower Gabriel Farley, treats her with respect and, as their friendship deepens, the chemistry between them becomes hard to ignore. But they are both held back by unhappy memories and only a brutal act of violence forces them to acknowledge the love that has grown between them; a love which, in the face of the cruel hypocrisy and prejudice of their neighbours, will be put to the ultimate test...

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0425233219
• ISBN 13: 9780425233214
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400