Title: HERE’S TO FRIENDS
Author: Melody Carlson
Publisher: David C. Cook
September 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4347-6491-1
Genre: Women’s fiction
Once upon a time in a little town on the Oregon
Decades later, they're all back home in Clifden and reinventing
their lives, but the holidays bring a whole new set of challenges. Abby’s new
B&B is getting bad reviews and husband Paul is acting strange. Still
grieving for her mom, Caroline is remodeling the family home, but boyfriend
Mitch keeps pressuring her to go away with him. Artist Marley, distracted by a
friend's family drama (and a touch of jealousy), can't find her creative
groove. And Janie’s drug-addicted daughter has just appeared up on her
doorstep! When a long-planned New Year's cruise turns into a bumpy ride, they
learn once again that, in your fifties, friends aren’t just for fun—they're a
necessity!
HERE’S TO FRIENDS is the fourth book in Ms. Carlson’s The Four Lindas Series. This book does
not stand alone. Readers will want to read As
Young As We Feel, Hometown Ties, and All
for One first before starting this story, so they are not completely lost.
Ms. Carlson is a very prolific author, with the ability to write
in many different genres. I like some of her books a lot more than others, and this
series wasn’t one of my favorites. Maybe because the characters are so much
older than I am, I just couldn’t completely relate.
The book is well written, and engaging, the characters facing
realistic struggles. I probably could relate to Marley best, as sometimes real
life does affect the creative groove. Fans of women’s fiction and women in
their mid-fifties or older might enjoy HERE’S TO FRIENDS or this series.
$14.99. 320 pages.
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