Under a Dark Summer Sky
Vanessa Lafaye
Jun 2015 · Recorded Books · Narrated by Karen Chilton
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SUMMERTIME is set in Florida in 1935 in a small town struggling with the effects of the Depression, and at the time of the great hurricane. The racially charged narrative swirls around Missy, with her courageous dedication to duty, who works for the Kincaid family; Henry, a long absent WWI soldier who still loves Missy, the girl he left behind; Henry's sister and Missy's friend Selma with her no-nonsense approach to crises; and Sheriff Dwayne Campbell, whose duty is to protect Henry, but who has personal reasons for wanting Henry to suffer. From the tense opening chapter, this atmospheric story is beautifully constructed and seductive. Vanessa is a natural story-teller, who vividly evokes the landscape, climate, and the people sweating under the broiling Florida sun and the weight of past decisions. As they try to grasp at the small potential for happiness that may still exist for them, their lives are tested to the limit by the devastation of a hurricane. The novel is based on real historical events.
SUMMERTIME is set in Florida in 1935 in a small town struggling with the effects of the Depression, and at the time of the great hurricane. The racially charged narrative swirls around Missy, with her courageous dedication to duty, who works for the Kincaid family; Henry, a long absent WWI soldie...
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Vanessa Lafaye was born in Tallahassee, Florida in 1963. She received a BsC degree in zoology from Duke University. She moved to the United Kingdom in 1987. From 1989 to 1999, she worked as a commissioning editor at Oxford University Press. Her novels included Summertime and At First Light. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009 and detailed the impact of living with cancer in her blog Living While Dying. She died from cancer on February 28, 2018 at the age of 54.
Vanessa Lafaye was born in Tallahassee, Florida in 1963. She received a BsC degree in zoology from Duke University. She moved to the United Kingdom in 1987. From 1989 to 1999, she worked as a commissioning editor at Oxford University Press. Her novels included Summertime and At First Light. She w...
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