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Summary: Awesome reading!
Review: This was one of the "newer" novels from Ms. Spencer I read and I was a little hesitant because it was newer..But so far I have read this book TWICE and would read it again in a heartbeat. I always like writers who can pull a reader into the book or novel to the point you see yourself there. That is what happens with this one. I traveled back in time and lived with Roberta and the kids and laughed and cried with them. I would have to say the most enjoyable parts of the book were when Roberta wanted to buy a car (how scandalous!!) and her first driving lesson. This is a love story, but it is also an adventure. Buy this, you will enjoy it.
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Summary: A pleasure to read!!!
Review: This was one of the most pleasurable books I think I have read in 26 years!! I feel the author draws you into her world and the character's world. You can imagine the scenery (especially when you've driven up Mt. Battie yourself, being a New Englander). A great vacation book!
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Summary: Wow
Review: This was the first LaVyrle Spencer book I have ever read, and it for sure won't be the last. In parts of the book, I laughed so hard my husband gave me "looks", and in parts, I cried, and wished he was home, so I could tell him what had happened to make cry. The entire book felt as if Ms. Spencer wrote it for me and me alone. I have never read a book quite like this one - and I have read a LOT of books!
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Summary: WOW!!! Incredible!!!
Review: This was the first novel I ever read of L.Spencer's,to say the least this book had me hooked from the beginning. Ms.Spencer has an incredible talent!Her description of the scenery made me feel as if I my self have been to Camden. Since I first read this book, a year and a half ago, I have since read 13 other novels by her.She is a very gifted woman. I highly recommend this book as well as all her others,
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Summary: Mindless fluff
Review: Utterly transparent plot and a 5th grade reading level make up That Camden Summer. Granted I didn't expect it to be fine literature, but I'd have liked some originality of characters and story. If you want to read something that's easy reading and doesn't tax your brain then this is the book to read.
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Summary: LaVryle Spencer's " That Camden Summer"
Review: When I bought this book, I didn't read it right away like I should have. When I finally got down to reading it and having finished it, I said, "Wow! What a novel!" The villain, Elfred Spear, was very well developed and proved to be a very vicious character indeed when he raped Roberta Jewett on a gravel road on her way home from work. It's so sad to know that rape is one of the main factors that depresses and/or could possibly kill someone. The early 1900s were full of wild ideas, and I guess the idea of a divorced woman was not only considered inappropriate but embarrssing to the people who are associated with the divorcee. If you plan to read this book or come across it, pick it up and start reading another one of LaVryle Spencer's finest novels indeed.
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Summary: A really good book!
Review: Wonderful, wonderful! I agree! LaVyrle Spencer is one of my favorite authors. Her books are about everyday people- lives that touch you. There are times you cry for the characters and times you laugh at them. I enjoy that they are in different settings and times. This particular book is during the early 1900's when automobiles have just come out. Through this story the reader really gets a glimpse of what women went through in the earlier years before women's rights. Roberta Jewitt has had enough of her "playboy husband" who came around when he needed money or a place to stay. After several years of marriage she has filed for divorce and brought her 3 girls back home to renew her relationship with her family. Divorce was not an accepted thing back then especially when instigated by the woman. The townspeople look at her like she is diseased, her mother and sister are furious at the disgrace she has caused them, men think she is "fair game" for their pre-marital affairs (especially her brother-in-law who won't take no for an answere), etc. But she always had her daughters' love and respect.Gabe Farley is a handy-man around town who is a widow of several years with a teenage daughter. He has made a good life for the 2 of them but he is lonely, still hanging onto the love of his dear deceased wife. Recognizing that fact that Roberta needs his help to get the house she has purchased presentable for her and the girls to live in to- makes a deal to get it in shape. While he is there everyday, he is given a chance to get to know Roberta for who she really is instead of listening to gossip. He comes to appreciate the time they spend together- realizing the void he has had in his life up to now. But what will people say he's seeing a "divorced woman"? It is a story of strong family ties and values, and the sweetest of love stories.
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Summary: A really good book!
Review: Wonderful, wonderful! I agree! LaVyrle Spencer is one of my favorite authors. Her books are about everyday people- lives that touch you. There are times you cry for the characters and times you laugh at them. I enjoy that they are in different settings and times. This particular book is during the early 1900's when automobiles have just come out. Through this story the reader really gets a glimpse of what women went through in the earlier years before women's rights. Roberta Jewitt has had enough of her "playboy husband" who came around when he needed money or a place to stay. After several years of marriage she has filed for divorce and brought her 3 girls back home to renew her relationship with her family. Divorce was not an accepted thing back then especially when instigated by the woman. The townspeople look at her like she is diseased, her mother and sister are furious at the disgrace she has caused them, men think she is "fair game" for their pre-marital affairs (especially her brother-in-law who won't take no for an answere), etc. But she always had her daughters' love and respect. Gabe Farley is a handy-man around town who is a widow of several years with a teenage daughter. He has made a good life for the 2 of them but he is lonely, still hanging onto the love of his dear deceased wife. Recognizing that fact that Roberta needs his help to get the house she has purchased presentable for her and the girls to live in to- makes a deal to get it in shape. While he is there everyday, he is given a chance to get to know Roberta for who she really is instead of listening to gossip. He comes to appreciate the time they spend together- realizing the void he has had in his life up to now. But what will people say he's seeing a "divorced woman"? It is a story of strong family ties and values, and the sweetest of love stories.
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