The Seaside Homecoming (On Devonshire Shores, #3)

Julie Klassen

A surprise homecoming tests the bonds of sisterhood as a hidden past comes to light. . . .Disgraced eldest sister Claire Summers has been living in exile as companion to a stern great-aunt in Scotland.... About to lose her place and longing to be reconciled with her estranged family, Claire sees an advertisement from someone looking for a "respectable female partner" in a Sidmouth boarding house. Is it a sign? She answers the ad, hoping she has not made another reckless mistake. When she meets the handsome, secretive proprietor, she wonders what he's hiding and if he's any more trustworthy than the nobleman who betrayed her years ago. Claire is drawn to him even though she fears he will reject her when he discovers her genteel façade hides a less-than-respectable past. Meanwhile, the Summers family learns their great-aunt has died and Claire has disappeared without a word. The sisters rally together to find their lost sibling, but will their unexpected reunion heal old wounds and rekindle their bonds . . . or deepen the divide? Return to the picturesque Devonshire coast as the Summers sisters navigate romance, second chances, and the enduring strength of sisterhood in the face of adversity.
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Sumár recenzie
Tretí diel série Na devonshirskom pobreží od Julie Klassenovej, Návrat domov, je príbehom o odpustení, druhých šanciach a sile rodinného a sesterského puta zasadenom do prímorského Anglicka 19. storočia. Hlavná postava Claire svojím neuváženým odchodom zničila povesť a spustila rad následkov, ktoré rodinu postihli až k strate domova a otcovej chorobe, a román sleduje, ako sa postavy vyrovnávajú s vinou a hľadajú zmierenie. Kniha pripomína diela Jane Austen a kriticky odkrýva dvojaký meter spoločnosti, pričom ponúka pestrú paletu postáv a morálne dilemy. Napriek miernemu spomaleniu deja v strede je príbeh pútavý, dojímavý a stojí za prečítanie.

Sumár recenzie
Román sleduje spisovateľa Matthieu, ktorému náhle vytryskol román a ktorý dostáva množstvo obdivných listov, z ktorých jeden od ženy mu oživí spomienky a postupne ho prepadáva do beznádeje, pričom nedokáže prestať čítať a ocitá sa nad vlastnou priepasťou. Aj keď recenzentka Delphine zbožňuje, toto staršie dielo ju sklamalo: nemohla nájsť autorkin štýl a postavy sa jej nezaryli do srdca. Kniha sa podľa nej sústreďuje na neveru, samotu, deštrukciu, sebeckosť a neudržateľnú túžbu, čo čítanie znepríjemnilo — občas rezonovala so samotou, no vo väčšine pasáží sa od diela odpojila; hodnotenie: 3/5.

A surprise homecoming tests the bonds of sisterhood as a hidden past comes to light. . . .

Disgraced eldest sister Claire Summers has been living in exile as companion to a stern great-aunt in Scotland. About to lose her place and longing to be reconciled with her estranged family, Claire sees an advertisement from someone looking for a "respectable female partner" in a Sidmouth boarding house. Is it a sign? She answers the ad, hoping she has not made another reckless mistake. When she meets the handsome, secretive proprietor, she wonders what he's hiding and if he's any more trustworthy than the nobleman who betrayed her years ago. Claire is drawn to him even though she fears he will reject her when he discovers her genteel façade hides a less-than-respectable past.

Meanwhile, the Summers family learns their great-aunt has died and Claire has disappeared without a word. The sisters rally together to find their lost sibling, but will their unexpected reunion heal old wounds and rekindle their bonds . . . or deepen the divide?

Return to the picturesque Devonshire coast as the Summers sisters navigate romance, second chances, and the enduring strength of sisterhood in the face of adversity.