The Brighter the Light, Mary Ellen Taylor
The Brighter the Light, Mary Ellen Taylor
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The Brighter the Light

Author: Mary Ellen Taylor

Narrator: Megan Tusing

Unabridged: 10 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2022

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of Honeysuckle Season comes an evocative dual-timeline novel detailing one woman’s journey to discover the hidden stories of her family’s seaside resort.When a shipwreck surfaces, old secrets are sure to follow.Or so goes the lore in Ivy Neale’s hometown of Nags Head, North Carolina. When Ivy inherits her family’s beachfront cottage upon her grandmother’s death, she knows returning to Nags Head means facing the best friend and the boyfriend who betrayed her years ago.But then a winter gale uncovers the shipwreck of local legend—and Ivy soon begins to stumble across more skeletons in the closet than just her own. Amid the cottage’s clutter are clues from her grandmother’s past at the enchanting seaside resort her family once owned. One fateful summer in 1950, the arrival of a dazzling singer shook the staff and guests alike—and not everyone made it to fall.As Ivy contends with broken relationships and a burgeoning romance in the present, the past threatens to sweep her away. But as she uncovers the strength of her grandmother and the women who came before her, she realizes she is like the legendary shipwreck: the sands may shift around her, but she has found her home here by the sea.

About Mary Ellen Taylor

A southerner by birth, Mary Ellen Taylor has a love for her home state of Virginia that is evident in her contemporary women’s fiction. When she’s not writing, she spends time baking, hiking, and spoiling her miniature dachshunds, Buddy, Bella, and Tiki.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kimberly on July 08, 2022

Good story There's alot of family history thrown in here and it gets just a bit confusing at times but the writing is good and it is worth sticking around for the story.......more

Goodreads review by Constantine on September 25, 2022

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ ½ Genre: Historical Fiction Ivy needs to go back to Nags Head, North Carolina, to claim her inheritance. She inherits her family's beachfront property after her grandmother passes away. What Ivy is uncomfortable with is that she will have to confront her closest friend and the lover who de......more

Goodreads review by Sue on February 07, 2022

This dual time line novel gives us Ruth's story in 1950 and her granddaughter Ivy's story in 2022 and they center around the Seaside Resort in Nags Head, North Carolina. Both time lines are very interesting and well written and blended together perfectly. Ruth is 12 years old and living in Nags Head.......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on June 14, 2022

Whenever I give less than 3 stars, I feel I need an explanation. I could’ve used an explanation myself, about 1/2 way through the book. When you need to provide a family tree in an epilogue to clarify what happened over the course of the book, there’s been a muddled narrative. Providing that tree at......more

Goodreads review by Lynda on June 07, 2022

Oooh, my Kindle First choice this month, and a good one but it lost itself a star with a couple of real spelling howlers, one which made me gasp aloud !! Sorry, but it's not good enough and ought to have been picked up. Simple as that. A lovely cover on my copy.....it is a pretty good story but take......more

Quotes

“A gentle read…The nostalgia of the glamor of a 1950s summer vacation is palpable.” —Historical Novels Review

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