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The narrowboat summer / Anne Youngson.

Youngson, Anne, (author.).

Summary:

"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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781250764614
  • ISBN: 1250764610
  • Physical Description: 319 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First US edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Flatiron Books, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published in Great Britain in 2020 by Doubleday"--Title page verso.
Subject: Female friendship > Fiction.
Narrowboats > Fiction.
England > Fiction.
Genre: Road fiction.
Novels.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Easton Area Public Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Easton Main Library YOUNGSON (Text) 31901004480606 Adult Fiction Available -

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