The heart of summer : a novel

The heart of summer A novel

Felicity Hayes-McCoy

Book - 2022

"Summer has finally arrived on Ireland's west coast. On the Finfarran Peninsula, Hanna Casey is looking forward to alfresco lunches with friends and balmy evenings with her boyfriend, Brian, in their stunning new home in beautiful Hag's Glen. With a painful divorce behind her and family drama finally settled, Hanna begins to plan a romantic holiday getaway for the two of them. But life takes a turn when Brian's adult son suddenly moves in and Hanna unexpectedly runs into Amy, a former flatmate from Hanna's twenties in London. Reminded of her youth--and all the dreams and hopes she once had--Hanna begins to wonder if everything she now has is enough. When Amy suggests a reunion in London with old friends, Hanna accep...ts. While it's only short hop to England, Hanna feels like she's leaving Brian far behind. And when she's offered a new opportunity--the chance to be more than a local librarian in the little rural community where she grew up--Hanna is faced with a difficult choice: to decide what her heart truly wants"--Dust jacket flap.

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Subjects
Librarians > Fiction.
Divorced women > Fiction.
Female friendship > Fiction.
Reunions > Fiction.
Self-realization in women > Fiction.
Life change events > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Choice (Psychology) > Fiction.
Friendships.
Homosociality.
Women's friendships.
Ireland > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
Novels.
Domestic fiction.
Genres
Novels
Domestic fiction
Published
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers [2022]
Language
English
Main Author
Felicity Hayes-McCoy (author)
Edition
First US edition. First Harper Perennial edition
Item Description
"P.S. Insights, Interviews & More..."--Dust jacket.
"Originally published in Ireland in 2020 by Hachette Books Ireland"--Copyright page.
Physical Description
341, 18 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN
9780063246225
Contents unavailable.
Review by Booklist Review

Hayes-McCoy picks right up where The Month of Borrowed Dreams (2021) left off on the Finfarran Peninsula in Ireland. Librarian Hannah Casey's new life has come together beautifully. Her job is going well, she lives with her boyfriend Brian in a stunning home he built, and her daughter Jazz is thriving running her own company. Then Hannah's old flat mate, Amy, turns up at her library reminding her of her old life in London and the dreams she used to have. Hannah and Brian decide to take a trip together--that is until Brian's son Mike shows up unannounced with no end date to his visit. Hannah begins to feel slightly put out by Mike's presence and to ease her annoyance, she takes Amy up on her offer for a holiday. While in London, a new job opportunity arises and between that and Amy's meddling, Hannah is starting to feel that maybe her life in Finfarran is stagnant. While the main storyline is around Hannah and Brian, readers will get to know the secondary characters better in this novel. Maeve Binchy fans will love reading the latest in this charming series.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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