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Summer Skies
Summer Skies | Jenny Colgan
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New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan takes us to the gloriously windswept islands of northern Scotland, where we meet young Morag McGinty, who runs the puddle-jumper flights that serve the islands' tiny but proudly feisty population.Morag MacIntyre is a Scottish lass from the remote islands that make up the northernmost reaches of the UK. She's also a third-generation pilot, the heir apparent to an island plane service she runs with her grandfather. The islands--over 500 dots of windswept land that reach almost to Norway--rely on their one hardworking prop plane to deliver mail, packages, tourists, medicine, and the occasional sheep. As the keeper of this vital lifeline, Morag is used to landing on pale golden beaches and tiny grass airstrips, whether during great storms or on bright endless summer nights. Up in the blue sky, Morag feels at one with the elements. Down on the ground is a different matter, though. Her grandfather is considering and Morag wonders if she truly wants to spend the rest of her life in the islands. Her boyfriend Hayden, from flight school, wants Morag to move to Dubai with him, where they'll fly A380s and say goodbye to Scotland's dark winters.Morag is on the verge of making a huge life change when an unusually bumpy landing during a storm finds her marooned on Inchborn island. Inchborn is gloriously off-grid, home only to an ancient ruined abbey, a bird-watching station, and a population of one: Gregor, a visiting ornithologist from Glasgow who might have just the right perspective to help Morag pilot her course.
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Julsmarshall
The Summer Skies | Jenny Colgan
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Loved this story of lonely people trying to find their way, Scottish islands, quirky families, birds of all types and a goat who will steal your heart. #BookspinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2mo
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Julsmarshall
The Summer Skies | Jenny Colgan
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September‘s #BookspinBingo list! This year is flying by! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3mo
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Roary47
The Summer Skies | Jenny Colgan
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Bailedbailed

I‘m DnFing this one. Not that it isn‘t enjoyable. It is just a slow read what I can‘t get into right now. It was a library random pick, mainly for the pretty cover. 😅 #hailthebail ?

dabbe YES! #hailthatbail! 🤩🤩🤩 3mo
Cuilin 🙌🙌 I‘ve had to DNF a few myself recently #HailTheBail 3mo
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DebinHawaii
Summer Skies | Jenny Colgan
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#StorySettings

One from my TBR featuring an #AirportOrPlane ✈️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 🧡 ✈️ 6mo
Eggs Beautiful ✈️ 6mo
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Nicki_K
The Summer Skies | Jenny Colgan
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Another lovely read from Jenny Colgan.Morag comes from a family of pilots after a close call with another plane,Morag is shaken and can't bring herself to fly again. Such endearing likeable characters I found myself fondly reading along and hoping for only the best for Morag. Even though I couldn't relate to the pilot side of things, we have all lost our self confidence at some stage in life and tried to get it back.⭐⭐⭐⭐

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candc320
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I love Jenny Colgan, especially her Christmas books. This wasn‘t a particular favorite but it wasn‘t my least favorite either - very middle of the pack. I wasn‘t a huge fan of either main character - Morag was kind of ditzy and Gregor was a real grump - but they both did have complicated and somewhat sad background stories that I found touching. I also always love a story set on a small Scottish isle! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

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xicanti
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I headed back into Jenny Colgan yesterday, with the usual halfway-curious helper. This is an enjoyable one so far; maybe the first I‘ve read from her in first person, with lots of humour and a strong sense of the Scottish archipelago her characters inhabit. It‘s a bit odd, though, in that the jacket copy barely connects to the story. I dunno why the publisher decided this skewed precise would draw in more readers than the actual contents. 🤷‍♀️

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🤎 🐶 🐾 9mo
dabbe Hi there, sweet Casey! 🖤🐾🖤 9mo
MemoirsForMe Casey is the cutest! ❤️ 9mo
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kissmehardy
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This one might be one of my top favorites of Colgan's. Morag really made sense as a character, and I just loved her opposites-attract relationship with Gregor. Maybe I should move to Scotland.... #womensfiction

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JHSiess
The Summer Skies | Jenny Colgan
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📬𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐢𝐥 ☀

𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐧 is another author whose books I just discovered, thanks to the generous folks at Bibliolifestyle & Avon Books. They sent me a copy of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬. The story sounds absolutely charming & the setting perfect for an absorbing story about a young woman developing a flight plan . . . for her future. And isn't the cover gorgeous? This one is definitely going with me to the beach! 🌊

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