Today's Kindle Deal of the Day is The Summer Son ($0.99), by Craig Lancaster. Looks like it was on sale for this price in early 2011, as this is the same price I paid for it then.Book Description
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He owed a lot of people, but I was the only one left to collect. I told myself that I didn’t care about him, only about what he owed me, whatever that was.
I even tried to believe it.
When Mitch Quillen’s life begins to unravel, he fears there is no escape. His marriage and his career are both failing, and his relationship with his father has been a disaster for decades. Approaching forty, Mitch doesn’t want to become a middle-aged statistic. When his estranged father, Jim, suddenly calls, Mitch’s wife urges him to respond. Ready for a change, Mitch heads to Montana and a showdown that will alter the course of his life. Amid a backdrop of rugged peaks and valleys, the story unfolds: a violent episode that triggered the rift, thirty years of miscommunication, and the possibility of misplaced blame. In Craig Lancaster’s powerful novel, The Summer Son, readers are invited into a family where conflict and secrets prevail, and where hope for healing and redemption is possible.
The Spa Decameron ($1.55 / £0.99 UK), by Fay Weldon, is the Kindle Deal of the day for those in the UK (the US edition is $8.15).Book Description
Ten high achieving ladies are gathered together in the week between Christmas and the New Year, at the expensive Castle Spa, seeking, through Botox, aromatherapy and general all round pampering, a new beginning to their lives.
The Ladies lounge around in the Jacuzzi, drinking champagne and eating chocolate telling each other the stories of their lives. Starting with the Trophy wife's tale: her spell in a Greek prison has left her in serious need of a makeover; the Brain Surgeon's tale: of twins and mistaken identity; the Judge's tale: of the sex change which allowed him to judge the pleasures of the bedchamber from both male and female perspectives. The manicurist, the public speaker, the journalist, the company director, the ex vicar's wife, the screenwriter, all share their stories, ending with the stepmother's tale, a reversal of Cinderella's fate, with the stepmother as victim… Sparkling, witty, always compassionate and occasionally libidinous, Fay Weldon's new novel recalls Boccaccio's late medieval masterwork, The Decameron. Boccaccio dedicated his book to the ladies of his time, who were forced to hide their amorous passions under a veil of discretion, while men were free to indulge theirs.
Those Who Save Us ($2.99 Kindle, B&N), by Jenna Blum, is the Nook Daily Find, price matched on Kindle.Book Description
For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Her daughter, Trudy, was only three when she and her mother were liberated by an American soldier and went to live with him in Minnesota. Trudy's sole evidence of the past is an old photograph: a family portrait showing Anna, Trudy, and a Nazi officer, the Obersturmfuhrer of Buchenwald.
Driven by the guilt of her heritage, Trudy, now a professor of German history, begins investigating the past and finally unearths the dramatic and heartbreaking truth of her mother's life.
Combining a passionate, doomed love story, a vivid evocation of life during the war, and a poignant mother/daughter drama, Those Who Save Us is a profound exploration of what we endure to survive and the legacy of shame.
Sally Goes to the Beach ($13.83 Hardcover, $0.99 B&N), by Stephen Huneck, is my pick forthe Nook Daily Find for Families (which is apparently taking the day off); no Kindle edition. One of his childrens's books was the Nook DFF choice at the end of April (at $2.49), but right now you can get all the books in the series for 99 cents apiece, so you may want to stock up. Requires NOOK Color, NOOK Tablet or NOOK Kids for iPad.Book Description
Sally, a spirited black Labrador retriever, is very excited. She is going to the beach! When she arrives, Sally encounters new friends, new smells, new games, and, best of all, new adventures. Told from the dogs point of view and brought to life through charming and brightly colored artwork, this endearing story of Sally's vacation is the perfect companion to a child's own trip to the beach or any new place. Beautifully illustrated, this classic tale captures the imagination of readers and dog lovers of all ages and inspires a love of reading.
Stephen Huneck's Sally Series follows Sally the iconic black Labrador retriever throughout her many exciting adventures. Sally is a curious and fun-loving dog. Sally makes the acquaintance of many interesting characters and visits fascinating places along the way. These digital stories are presented with robust color illustrations created directly from Huneck's exquisite woodcut prints.
