The Summer Affair

Not quite a totally light summer read, but still enjoyable. A Summer Affair: A Novel chronicles an affair on Nantucket, between a year-round resident, glass-blower and mother of 3, Claire Danner and the billionaire Lockhart Dixon, who has retired to the island and runs a children's nonprofit.

The story was well told and entertaining. A certain wistfulness of what might have been and what might still be if different paths are taken is woven throughout the story line, especially when Claire's first love comes to the island to perform at the benefit Claire's asked to chair.

My only peeve is that I never really liked Claire. Or Lock for that matter. I liked many of the peripheral characters better. That said, it was a nice beach read. If only I'd read it at the beach!