The Summer House?

I am not sure what the title of the book has to do with the book itself.  It's not so much a summer house, as it is a house in a retirement village in Southern Alabama.  When Lily wakes up to find that her husband of one year has left her with divorce papers, she is left with having to leave the house where she's been living.  Lily finds that the retirement community wants a hairdresser and she is a licensed beautician, so she applies. 

Rose is the owner of the village and the one who hires the help and the one to whom Lily applies for the beautician position.   Because there are sleeping quarters above, Lily believes this will be the perfect place for her to light and land.  Rose begrudgingly hires her for a trial period.  Lily finds in Rose an unconventional friend who sees her through some tough days.

The Summer House is a book about forgiving yourself, picking yourself up, dusting yourself off, and making the best of a bad situation.  Lauren K Denton has written an entertaining book that has some interesting characters who make the plot move along at a good clip.  The setting is quaint and interesting at the same time. I found the book very hard to put down and quite compelling.

Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and a new hair do that fits you to a T.

Thomas Nelson and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. The opinions expressed here are my own.