February 20, 2018
 February 20, 2018 This Bookreporter.com Special Newsletter spotlights a book releasing in the next few months that we would like to get on your radar now. Read more about it, and enter our Winter Reading Contest by Wednesday, February 21st at 11:59am ET for a chance to win one of five copies of THE HIGH SEASON by Judy Blundell, which will be available on May 22nd. Please note that each contest is only open for 24 hours, so you will need to act quickly!  Today's Featured Book and Contest:  In a beach town overrun with vacationers and newly colonized by socialites, one woman goes to extreme lengths when the life she loves is upended. The ultimate summer read, this novel of money, class and family is perfect for fans of Meg Wolitzer, Curtis Sittenfeld and Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s THE NEST. No matter what the world throws her way, at least Ruthie Beamish has the house. Lovingly renovated, located by the sea in a quiet village two ferry rides from the glitzier Hamptons, the house is Ruthie’s nest egg --- the retirement account shared with her ex-husband, Mike, and the college fund for their teenage daughter, Jem. The catch? To afford the house, Ruthie must let it go during the best part of the year. It’s Memorial Day weekend, and Ruthie has packed up their belongings for what Jem calls “the summer bummer”: the family’s annual exodus to make way for renters. This year, the Hamptons set has arrived. Adeline Clay is elegant, connected and accompanied by a “gorgeous satellite” stepson. The widow of a blue-chip artist, in a world defined by luxury and ease, Adeline demonstrates an uncanny ability to help herself to Ruthie’s life. Is Adeline just being her fabulous self, or is she out to take what she wants? When an eccentric billionaire, his wayward daughter, a coterie of social climbers, and Ruthie’s old flame are thrown into the mix, the entire town finds itself on the verge of tumultuous change. But as Ruthie loses her grasp on her job, her home and her family, she discovers a new talent for pushing back. By the end of one unhinged, unforgettable summer, nothing will be the same --- least of all Ruthie. In a novel packed with indelible characters, crackling wit and upstairs/downstairs drama, Judy Blundell emerges as a voice for all seasons --- a wry and original storyteller who knows how the most disruptive events in our lives can twist endings into new beginnings. - Click here to read an excerpt. Click here to enter the contest by 11:59am ET This is a special newsletter for our Winter Reading Contests, which will mail on select days through February 22nd. This newsletter is separate from our weekly Bookreporter.com newsletter, which mails every Friday. You can subscribe to that newsletter here. Please visit the other websites in TheBookReportNetwork.com: 20SomethingReads.com, ReadingGroupGuides.com, GraphicNovelReporter.com, Teenreads.com, Kidsreads.com and AuthorsOnTheWeb.com. |
