
The Color of Water in July
Author: Nora Carroll
Narrator: Kate Rudd
Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 06/30/2017
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women, Coming Of Age

Author: Nora Carroll
Narrator: Kate Rudd
Unabridged: 7 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 06/30/2017
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction, Women, Coming Of Age
Nora Carroll is a pseudonym for #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Letts. A former obstetric nurse, Nora Carroll now writes full time. She lives with her husband, four children, and a madcap golden retriever in Southern California.
I was drawn to this book because it is set in Michigan. I seem to be reading books lately that take place in Michigan or near the Great Lakes. I liked the book. There are two main characters, Jess Carpenter and her grandmother, Mamie Cleves. Mamie dies and leaves Journey's End, a cottage on Pine Lak......more
Kindle 2.5 stars, maybe 3. I might change it after some thought. First, I have to admit something. I chose to read this book based on the cover alone. My favorite colors and my favorite shoes. That cover is my dream of summer. A reminder of Cape Cod, a calming and relaxed feeling. It helped that I cou......more
*3.5 stars First, I really like the cover of this book. Love the storyline: a woman goes back to her childhood vacation home and along the way discovers family secrets. Its one of my favorite storylines that I tend to gravitate towards a lot! This book definitely had secrets, young love, and loss. Wh......more
Nora Carroll's stunning debut novel tells the story of Jess Carpenter, a young woman who returns to northern Michigan, where she spent the summers of her youth, to sell an inherited lakeshore cottage that has been in her family for generations. Although she intends for the visit to be brief and busi......more
Wow, that is all I can say! Wow! This is not at all my normal genre (though I do have a guilty pleasure in Chick Lit from time to time) This is not Chick Lit either, this story was a complete surprise to me. I liked the synopsis, it was free and I thought it would make a great summer read. This story......more