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Der Sommersohn (2012)

by Craig Lancaster(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 5

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English

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Fiction

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AmazonCrossing

review 1: Rating: 4.5 out of 5Mitch receives some confusing phone calls from his Dad Jim and decides to visit him in Montana to find out what's wrong. They've had a difficult relationship since 1979; Mitch's parents were divorced and he would spend every summer with his Dad and older brother Jerry who worked for him. During that fateful summer Mitch was sent home early by Jim and it has affected their father son relationship ever since, by the end of the story we know the reason why. The story moves between 2007 and the summer of 1979 and gradually we discover more things and some family secrets are revealed. Mitch and his wife Cindy, who have four year old twins, have been having marital problems and while seeing his Dad it also gives him a chance to think, away from the family hom... moree.The Summer Son is very different to and a much more serious novel than two of the author's others that I loved; 600 Hours Of Edward and Edward Adrift, but I'm pleased to say it was equally as good as both of those. I've been struggling a bit with reading recently but The Summer Son has got me back on track again. I could relate to certain parts of the story as I'm sure a lot of people will be able to and I finished it in two days. The ending, when it came, was something I never would have guessed.
review 2: Mitch Quillen doesn't have all that much going for him right now. His relationship with his wife is going through some tough times, his job isn't going any better, and his relationship with his dad is non-existent. Then out of the blue, his dad begins calling, but they never say much to each other and hang-up. So begins the story of an adult son seeking out the answers to his struggles with his dad and why their relationship is non-existent. What you will find out with this book is that is a dark story, very well-written, with story lines that you won't be expecting. It is the story of love between a parent and child, disfunction between a parent and a child, and redemption when all seems lost. This book was written by the same author who wrote "600 Hours of Edward" and "Edward Adrift," both very good books. This one is different than those two, but definitely worth the time. A sad story but still worth the time to read it. less

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