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Title details for One Summer in Savannah by Terah Shelton Harris - Wait list

One Summer in Savannah

A Novel

by Terah Shelton Harris
Zuzu Robinson
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A compelling debut that glows with bittersweet heart and touching emotion, deeply interrogating questions of family, redemption, and unconditional love in the sweltering summer heat of Savannah, as two people discover what it means to truly forgive.
It's been eight years since Sara Lancaster left her home in Savannah, Georgia. Eight years since her daughter, Alana, came into this world, following a terrifying sexual assault that left deep emotional wounds Sara would do anything to forget. But when Sara's father falls ill, she's forced to return home and face the ghosts of her past.
While caring for her father and running his bookstore, Sara is desperate to protect her curious, outgoing, genius daughter from the Wylers, the family of the man who assaulted her. Sara thinks she can succeed—her attacker is in prison, his identical twin brother, Jacob, left town years ago, and their mother are all unaware Alana exists. But she soon learns that Jacob has also just returned to Savannah to piece together the fragments of his once-great family. And when their two worlds collide—with the type of force Sara explores in her poetry and Jacob in his astrophysics—they are drawn together in unexpected ways.

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  • Release date

    July 4, 2023

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798350836554
      • File size: 380506 KB
      • Duration: 13:12:43

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Zuzu Robinson narrates this novel of family, trauma, and forgiveness. Sara Lancaster never wanted to return to her hometown of Savannah, Georgia. She especially did not want to bring back her daughter, Alana, whose birth was the result of a sexual assault that nearly broke Sara's spirit. But when circumstances demand her return, Sara seeks to forge a new path forward. Robinson imbues Sara with the kaleidoscope of emotions she feels at returning to scenes of previous trauma. But Robinson's skill with nuance is undercut by a distracting singsong cadence in Sara's interior monologues. Also, while Robinson creates a distinct voice for the chapters narrated by Sara's love interest, a second narrator would have added depth to the production. N.M. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine

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