Publisher: Viking
Published: October
16, 2018
ISBN: : 978-0525559702
Genre: Contemporary, Gothic
Format: Print from
Publisher
THREE HEARTS
An unnamed woman works at a boat yard in the Caymans. Her life hasn’t been all that easy, especially
with the death of her father. He’d
worked for Laureen, a woman who owned several charter boats in the marina. When he died, the woman whose story this is,
took his place. Living day to day, sailing,
fixing boats, taking our charters, her life is fairly routine. Then one day Max Winter arrives. Recently widowed with a teenaged daughter he
is in the Caymans seeking some peace.
When he and the narrator meet there is a connection neither can
deny. In short order he asks her to
marry him and she agrees. They return to
his home, on Long Island, Asherley, and there begin their life together.
But all is not easy, Dani, Max’s daughter is troubled. She smokes, drinks, gets high and generally
acts out like a spoiled teen. At first
it seems Dani is attacking the narrator, trying to undermine her relationship
with Max. But then the story of Max’s
first wife, Rebekah, begins to come out leaving
the narrator with more questions than answers.
Still, she loves and is in love with Max and will do anything to remain
by his side…anything. But after their
wedding things begin to spiral out of control leaving the narrator to wonder
just who did she marry.
I’m of two minds about Lisa Gabriele’s THE WINTERS. Based on, or as the blurb says inspired by Daphne
du Maurier’s REBECCA, parts read like a revised REBECCA. Much like Hollywood, rather than create a new
story is redoing original movies, classic movies with modern elements, at times
I felt the “original” REBECCA” was a better read. But then, I am a huge du Maurier fan. I wondered what would be next – MY COUSIN
RACHEL? FRENCHMAN’S CREEK?
Then again, Gabriele tells an often page turning story. There were parts that lagged and I wanted to
skim, but I won’t skim a review book-I might miss something. But the white knuckle-keep you up late a
night-just one more chapter sections were wonderful. It was a little weird not having a name for
our heroine—interesting device, but how to refer to her?
There were times I wanted to swat Dani on the behind because she
was such a brat. Not in a bad way, but
in a way that leaves you feeling like you are part of the story…that there is a
piece of you in the story.
I struggle with what is to me the needless killing of an
animal. I know there are sick people who
do that—I don’t need it in my fiction. I
knew what was coming with the kitten was introduced but read on hoping I was
wrong. Warnings need to be put on books
that an animal is brutally killed in a book.
At least be warned.
THE WINTERS was a decent read.
I’ll read Gabriele again. And there
were, as I said, page turning sections…many more of them than mundane or skimable.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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