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The Brighter the Light
The Brighter the Light | Mary Ellen Taylor
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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.
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Danay
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23 #61 I absolutely loved this book. The style of writing. The descriptions of the location. The character development. Everyone was likeable. Everyone was complicated. So well done.

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chlolovesbooks
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Bailedbailed

Can‘t get into this one so I‘m gonna bail lol
Like the cover though

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Areader2
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Mehso-so

I wanted to like this more than I did. This story was told in two time periods 1950 and 2022 all set at the outer banks of N.C. At a seaside resort, I did enjoy the atmosphere but the story was too long drawn out and I really didn‘t like most of the characters finally 3/4 in the story starts pulling together and revealing some of the mystery. Book 1 of #superseptemper

Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 2y
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Morton7
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Loved all the different POV ! Great #Kindleunlimted find #greatbookjourney

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Morton7
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Enjoyed this book so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️#FirstLineFridays

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DebinHawaii Welcome to Litsy! 🎉📚🎉 Hope you enjoy it here! 2y
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ICantImReading
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Usually I tend to let my poor Amazon First Reads books linger forever in my Kindle library, but I figured I should give this pick a try while we‘re in beach reading season! We‘re not going on a vacation this year, but this book succeeded in transporting me to the shores of North Carolina. Unfortunately, I didn‘t feel much of an emotional connection to the characters. The dialogue often felt wooden and the plot seemed contrived.

Jas16 I picked this one too but also rarely seem to read my monthly picks. 2y
ICantImReading @Jas16 I wish I was better at keeping up with them, but there are just too many books to read and too little time! I hope you like this one better than I did (if/when you read it) 😊 2y
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Mshookquilts
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Delightful. Mostly a story of summer in 1950 and how choices made affected 3 generations. Lots of puzzles and a couple surprises.