I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but where I live it is HOT! It being the middle of summer, A Week in Winter by Maeve Binchy might not be the most obvious choice for book club, but it actually worked really well. Set in a tiny town on the northwest coast of Ireland, this book follows Chicky Starr's efforts to turn a crumbling estate into a holiday resort intended to attract weeklong vacationers. Told in sections each focusing on one guest or employee, the reader is given an opportunity to view the opening week of Stone House through different perspectives. We learn why Chicky thought opening the guest house would be a good idea, how her employees came to join the venture, and what brings each of the guests to such a place. The best part is they're all quite different.
This book is wonderful light, easy summer reading. The characters are sweet and I really liked the way Binchy pulls them all in from such diverse circumstances. A Week in Winter was the perfect book to follow Every Note Played which was much heavier and rather heartbreaking. Sometimes a reader needs a bit of a palate cleanser and this book came at just the right time for me. And it never hurts in summer to think cold thoughts!
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