The Swimming Pool
by:
Holly LeCraw (author)
Marcella Atkinson was a married woman when she fell in love with Cecil McClatchey, himself a married father of two. On the same night their romance abruptly ended, Cecil’s wife was found murdered. Seven summers later, Marcella is divorced and estranged from her daughter, mired in grief and...
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Marcella Atkinson was a married woman when she fell in love with Cecil McClatchey, himself a married father of two. On the same night their romance abruptly ended, Cecil’s wife was found murdered. Seven summers later, Marcella is divorced and estranged from her daughter, mired in grief and guilt. But when Cecil’s grown son, Jed, returns to the Cape and finds Marcella’s bathing suit buried in his father’s closet, this relic of the past sets in motion a passionate affair. In this twisting, sensuous novel of devotion and infidelity, mistakes of the past must rise to the surface.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780307474445 (0307474445)
ASIN: 307474445
Publish date: April 6th 2010
Publisher: Anchor Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2011/01/review-swimming-pool-by-holly-lecraw.html
I must say that I was pretty disappointed with this book. The premise of the book was excellent, but it definitely failed to deliver. I found the character development to be weak and I really couldn't sink my teeth into or get excited. Someone had made a comment in an earlier review about the charac...
This is the perfect summer read even if you are stuck in the house since it is raining. The Swimming Pool is a murder-mystery-character driven story with a lot of twists and turns. I had thought that with so many books about adultery and the consequences of it had been done to death, but this one g...
Somewhat of a summer romance and mystery, The Swimming Pool was quite well written and followed two families and a summer at the Cape. A nice summer theme with a beach and summer homes, would interest most for a quick summer read.Personally, I didn't care for the book. I'm not big on soap operas and...
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