Author

Publication

2021-01-26 - Flatiron Books

Language

English

Word Count

76,000 words, Guess

Page Count

304 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101250764610
  • ISBN-139781250764614
  • Library of Congress Control Number2020047446
  • OCLC Control Number1151074429
  • Better World Books9781250764614
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCPR6125.O946N37 2021
  • LCCPR6125.O946 N37 2021

Description

"From the author of Meet Me at the Museum, a charming novel of second chances, about three women, one dog, and the narrowboat that brings them together. Eve expected Sally to come festooned with suitcases and overnight bags packed with everything she owned, but she was wrong. She arrived on foot, with a rucksack and a carrier bag. "I just walked away," she said, climbing on to the boat. Eve knew what she meant. Meet Eve, who has left her thirty-year career to become a Free Spirit; Sally, who has waved goodbye to her indifferent husband and two grown-up children; and Anastasia, a defiantly independent narrowboat-dweller, who is suddenly landlocked and vulnerable. Before they quite know what they've done, Sally and Eve agree to drive Anastasia's narrowboat on a journey through the canals of England, as she awaits a life-saving operation. As they glide gently - and not so gently - through the countryside, the eccentricities and challenges of narrowboat life draw them inexorably together, and a tender and unforgettable story unfolds. At summer's end, all three women must decide whether to return to the lives they left behind, or forge a new path forward. Candid, hilarious, and uplifting, Anne Youngson's The Narrowboat Summer is a celebration of the power of friendship and new experiences to change one's life, at any age."--Provided by publisher. Eve left her thirty-year career to become a Free Spirit. Sally waved goodbye to her indifferent husband and two grown-up children. Anastasia, a defiantly independent narrowboat-dweller, is suddenly landlocked and vulnerable. Before they quite know what they've done, Sally and Eve agree to drive Anastasia's narrowboat on a journey through the canals of England, as she awaits a life-saving operation. Gliding gently-- and not so gently-- through the countryside, the eccentricities and challenges of narrowboat life draw Eve and Sally together. At summer's end, all three women must decide whether to return to the lives they left behind, or forge a new path forward. -- adapted from jacket

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Narrowboat SummerHardcoverFlatiron Books2021-01-26

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