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Paranormal RomanceAngel Fiction

Summer Island

a novel

by

  • 2001 first published
  • 407 pages
  • 24 editions
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Summer Island is a 2001 paranormal romance and angel fiction novel by Kristin Hannah. Much of the action takes place in Los Angeles, Calif. and Washington, State. Key subjects include biographers, women comedians, mothers and daughters and Extortion.

107 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 24 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Combined Print And E-Book Fiction bestseller list in 2016.

It runs to roughly 407 pages — 7–8 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Summer Island

Years ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. Now she is a famous talk show host. Her daughter Ruby is a struggling comedienne. The two haven’t spoken in more than a decade. Then a scandal from Nora’s past is exposed, and Ruby is offered a fortune to write a tell-all about her mother. Reluctantly, she returns to the family house on Summer Island, a home filled with frayed memories of joy and heartache. Confronting a past that includes a never-forgotten love, a sick best friend, and a mother who has harbored terrible family secrets, Ruby finally begins to understand the complex ties that bind a mother and daughter—and the healing that comes with forgiveness.
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Awards & lists

  • 📰New York Times bestseller list — Combined Print And E-Book Fiction, 2016

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Biographers
  • Women comedians
  • Women comedians in fiction
  • Biographers in fiction
  • Mothers and daughters in fiction
  • Extortion in fiction
  • Mothers and daughters
  • Domestic fiction
  • Extortion
  • Love stories
  • Mother-daughter relationship
  • Family life
  • Contemporary romance
  • Los angeles, Calif.
  • Washington, State
  • Mères et filles

Quick answers

Who wrote Summer Island?

Summer Island was written by Kristin Hannah and first published in 2001.

What genre is Summer Island?

It is usually shelved as Paranormal Romance and Angel Fiction.

How long is Summer Island?

The median edition has 407 pages, about 7–8 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Summer Island?

Readers who like it often enjoy Send No Flowers, Genuine Lies and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

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