Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea; and Teaser Tuesdays hosted by A Daily Rhythm.
It’s time to share! Today’s featured book is by Jane Green, and it was published in 2009. Dune Road is another captivating tale about starting over.
Intro: One of the unexpected bonuses of divorce, Kit Hargrove realizes, as she settles onto the porch swing, curling her feet up under her and placing a glass of chilled wine on the wicker table, is having weekends without the children, weekends when she gets to enjoy this extraordinary peace and quiet, remembers who she was before she became defined by motherhood, by the constant noise and motion that come with having a thirteen-year-old and an eight-year-old.
In the beginning, those first few months before they worked out a custody arrangement, when Adam, her ex, stayed in the city Monday to Friday and collected the children every weekend, Kit had been utterly lost.
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Teaser: She still blames the house for the ending of the marriage. A huge white clapboard house, with black shutters, and a marble-tiled double-height entrance, it was impressive, and empty. Much the way Kit felt about her life while she was living there. (p. 1).
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Blurb: An ever-growing legion of fans greets the publication of each new tale from the inimitable Jane Green. Her latest gem, Dune Road, is set in tony Highfield, Connecticut, where recent divorcee Kit Hargrove has joyfully exchanged the requisite diamond studs and Persian rugs of a Wall Street Widow for a clapboard Cape with sea-green shutters and sprawling impatiens. Her kids are content, her ex cooperative, and each morning she wakes up to her dream job: assisting the blockbuster novelist Robert McClore. Then an unexpected series of events forces Kit to realize that her blissfully constructed idyll and blossoming new romance aren’t as perfect as she thought. A warm, witty, and gloriously observed meditation on the challenges of starting over, Dune Road is Jane Green at her absolute best.
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I saw this novel on a blog recently, and realized I had missed it somewhere along the way. Would you keep reading?
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I like the intro, but the blurb worries me. Any book that’s called a meditation makes me think it’s nap time.
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Ha-ha….like a snooze fest? Thanks for stopping by, Suzie.
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I like that opening a lot — but I have had mixed luck with Jane Green. Hope this is one of the better ones.
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I have been enjoying Jane Green for a while, with some of her books better than others. I am looking forward to this one. Thanks for visiting, Beth.
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I haven’t has much luck with this author but I like the intro enough to read more –enjoy Laurel.
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Thanks, Diane, and I like most of Jane Green’s recent titles…and some of the very early ones.
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Yes, I’d keep going. I have never even heard of this one. Wonder if it ever had another title?
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Hmm, I’m now curious about that, Kay, as sometimes that happens. I will soon know! Thanks for stopping by.
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I have only read one Jane Green book, and I enjoyed it. I like this opening, so I’d keep reading!
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Thanks, Monica, and I discovered this one on another blog….and realized I hadn’t read it.
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I really like that opening. While I can’t relate to her circumstances, I can relate to that feeling of peace when I have the house all to myself as well as that feeling she describes that she first felt–the out of sorts sort of feeling.
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I remember that feeling of peace, too. Now, in my “empty nest,” I enjoy it every day. Except for right now, when my house is full of guests…LOL. Thanks for stopping by, Wendy.
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Hmm…I don’t know. I’ve loved Jane Green before, but this intro didn’t really grab me and the premise seems like I’ve seen it before. Maybe I’d keep reading a bit more before deciding?
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Lots to ponder, then. Thanks for stopping by, Sarah.
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I’m not a fan of overly long sentences, but I do like the description in the opening. Sounds like a good story.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today.
Sandy @ TEXAS TWANG
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Thanks, Sandra, and I feel the same way about very long sentences. Glad you could stop by.
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I have Dune Road on the table ready to read. So, the house has something to do with her divorce. Interesting. “Impressive and empty.”
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I’m curious about that, too, Acacia Lane. Thanks for stopping by.
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I like that first paragraph. It sounds like a comfortable read for a quiet day.
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Yes, that would work for me, too, Margot….thanks for stopping by.
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Jane Green is someone I always mean to read so I think I’d keep reading to see what she’s like.
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Thanks, Emma, glad you could stop by.
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Sounds like I would enjoy this book.
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Thanks, Mary Ann…looking forward to it.
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Poor house!
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Yes….I am curious now, Sonia.
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It sounds like a nice read, but probably not something i would pick up. Girl Who Reads
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Thanks for visiting, Donna, and enjoy your pick.
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Sounds like another good one from Jane Green. I hadn’t heard of it until you mentioned it, so thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.
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I saw it on another blog, Catherine, and was surprised to find one of hers I hadn’t read.
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I haven’t heard of this author or this book. It sounds interesting though, so I’d probably give it a go.
Sharon @ Sharon’s Book Nook!
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Thanks, Sharon, and enjoy your pick.
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