That Summer Place: Old Things, Private Paradise, Island Time
by Jill Barnett (Contributor), Debbie Macomber (Contributor), Susan Wiggs (Contributor)
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It's nothing special on the surface, merely a rambling old Victorian summerhouse on a secluded island, where the sky is blue and the water is clear. Yet after a month at the Rainshadow Lodge, people begin to change--and fall in love. How else can you account for what happens to the most mismatched, unlikely couples?There's Beth, who's stuck sharing the lodge with a complete stranger--and a difficult one at that. And Mitch, a workaholic on a deadline who has to depend on free-spirited Rosie, show more who functions on "island time." Not to mention Catherine, who's falling in love with Michael, the lodge's handyman--for the second time!
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I picked up this book to discover new authors. Can't say I was impressed. I enjoyed Jill Barnett's story best of the three. Having read another book by Macomber I will probably try her books again, although this story was unrealistic. Might try another Barnett, but don't think I'll be looking for a Wiggs novel. All in all a disappointing read.
mini-ring back from kelsey10 (Kim); very nice short stories, all centering around the Rainbow Lodge on San Juan Islands in Washington State
3 books in one. romance stuff.
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Debbie Macomber was born on October 22, 1948 in Yakima, Washington. Her first novel, Heartsong, was published in 1984 and became the first romance novel ever to be reviewed in Publishers Weekly. She has written more than 150 novels including Between Friends, Family Affair, Starry Night, Last One Home, Mr. Miracle, Merry and Bright, the Blossom show more Street series, the Cedar Cove series, and the Rose Harbor series. She received Romantic Times Magazine's Lifetime Achievement Award. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
After graduating from Harvard University, Susan Wiggs became a math teacher. While working, she started writing her first novel which was published in 1987. She has written numerous romance novels since then including Home Before Dark, A Summer Affair, The Charm School and Candlelight Christmas. She has won three RITA awards for Lakeside Cottage, show more Lord of the Night and The Mistress. She has written a number of notable series, including; Lakeshore Chronicles and Bella Vista Chronicles. Susan's title, Family Tree, is a New York Times, USA Today, Toronto Globe and Mail, and Publisher Weekly bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Susan Wiggs is a LibraryThing Author, an author who lists their personal library on LibraryThing.
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- Canonical title
- That Summer Place: Old Things, Private Paradise, Island Time
- Original title
- That summer place
- Alternate titles
- Old Things (by Jill Barnett) (by Jill Barnett); Private Paradise (by Debbie Macomber) (by Debbie Macomber); Island Time (by Susan Wiggs) (by Susan Wiggs)
- Original publication date
- 1998
- People/Characters
- Catherine Wardwell Winslow; Beth; Michael Packard; Mitch; Dr. Rosalinda Galvez; Rosie (show all 12); Mitchell Baynes Rutherford III; Catherine; Beth Graham; Michael; Paul Graham; John Livingstone
- Important places
- San Juan Islands, Washington, USA; Rainshadow Lodge; Spruce Island, Washington, USA (fictional)
- First words*
- Old Things:
"San Francisco, 1997. Catherine Wardwell Winslow spent a week last winter at a time management seminar where the experts stood up on a big stage and told her that Wednesday was the slowest day of ... (show all)the work week."
Private Paradise:
"Mary Jane: I'm telling you, Beth, a month in the San Juan Islands will be heaven."
Island Time:
"There was nothing Mitchell Baynes Rutherford III hated more than missed appointments." - Last words*
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Old Things:
"I'll add it to my collection of old things."
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Private Paradise:
"Rainshadow Lodge, of course. Where else?"
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Island Time:
"Every August for the rest of our lives, I want to go with you to that summer place." - Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- Please do not combine individual stories with the complete anthology. This is important because many of the stories are available in multiple anthologies, and also as single titles.
Anthology includes:
Private Paradise by Debbie Macomber
Island Time by Susan Wiggs
*Some information comes from Common Knowledge in other languages. Click "Edit" for more information.
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- Fiction and Literature, Romance
- DDC/MDS
- 813.0850806 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English By type Genre fiction Romance fiction Collections
- LCC
- PS648 .L6 .T42 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Collections of American literature Prose (General)
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