Susan Kietzman est une auteure dont l'écriture se caractérise par une profonde compréhension de la vie rurale et de son contraste avec les environnements urbains. Son œuvre explore les thèmes de la connexion humaine et de la recherche de sa place dans le monde, tirant souvent son inspiration de la nature et de la campagne pour ses créations littéraires. Kietzman emploie un style sensible et perspicace pour dépeindre les émotions et les expériences complexes de ses personnages. Les lecteurs apprécieront sa capacité à capturer l'essence de la vie ordinaire avec une profondeur et une beauté extraordinaires.
Amidst a busy lifestyle filled with workouts, charity events, and shopping, Ann Barons navigates the challenges of maintaining her image in a fast-paced world. With a focus on her social life and personal ambitions, she faces the pressures of perfection and the complexities of relationships. As she juggles various commitments, Ann's journey reveals the struggles and triumphs of balancing personal desires with societal expectations, ultimately exploring themes of identity and self-acceptance.
Susan Kietzman's engrossing and thought-provoking novel explores the choices and revelations that come with life's most unexpected events. Grace Trumbull's after work drink with Bradley Hanover, a handsome younger colleague, on a warm summer night turns into an impulsive, intimate encounter. After a few weeks of exhilarating secret dates, Grace--forty-two and divorced--realizes she's pregnant. For Grace, whose estranged mother refers to her own teenage pregnancy as her biggest mistake, the prospect of parenthood is daunting. She's just been made vice president of a media relations company and is childfree by choice. Still, something deeper than her fear makes her want to keep the baby. She knows she can be a better, more capable parent than her mother was to her. As months pass and seasons change, Grace questions her decision to include Bradley in her plans. But they continue to navigate their complicated relationship, each struggling with what it means to make a commitment to someone. Most importantly, Grace begins trusting her instincts--maternal and otherwise--finding courage that will guide her through an uncertain future ripe with new possibilities ...
For years, Ellie, Alice, and Joan enjoyed a casual friendship while volunteering at their children's Connecticut high school. Now, with those children grown and gone to college, a local tragedy brings the three into contact again. But what begins as a catch-up lunch soon moves beyond small talk to the struggles of this next stage of life. Over the course of an eventful year, the three will meet every other Wednesday to talk, plan--and find the freedom, and the courage, to redefine themselves.
Exploring the intricate dynamics of familial love, this beautifully written novel immerses readers in the warmth of summer by the shoreline. Through vivid observations, it captures the complexities of relationships and the emotional ties that bind family members together. The evocative setting enhances the narrative, making it a heartfelt read that resonates with the essence of summer and the bonds of love.
