Summer's Child

By: Diane Chamberlain

Narrated by: Carla Mercer-Meyer

Early on the morning of her 11th birthday, on the beach beside her North Carolina home, Daria Cato receives an unbelievable gift from the sea: an abandoned newborn baby. When the infant's identity cannot be uncovered, she is adopted by Daria's loving family. Now, 20 years later, Shelly has grown into an unusual, ethereal young woman whom Daria continues to protect. But when Rory Taylor, a friend from Daria's childhood and now a television producer, returns at Shelly's request to do a story about the circumstances surrounding her birth, something precarious shifts in the small town of Kill Devil Hills.

The more questions Rory asks, the more unsettled the tiny community becomes, as closely guarded secrets and the sins of that long-ago summer begin to surface. Piece by piece, the mystery of summer's child is being exposed, a mystery that no one involved - not Shelly, Daria, not even Rory - is prepared to face.

©2000 Diane Chamberlain; revised text copyright 2010 by Diane Chamberlain (P)2015 Tantor

Critic reviews

"Chamberlain creates a captivating tale populated with haunting characters." ( Publishers Weekly)

Fantastic !!!!!

I have a few Diane Chamberlain's books. I am glad I didn't read "THE ONE SHE LEFT BEHIND" and Before the storm. They were terrible, I read this book and it gave you the twist and turns, just like her trilogy. I loved it!!!!!!

But don't take my word for it I tried "The one she left behind ' hoping it would get better but after 28 chapters I called it quits, so I am not going to waste my time listening to the sequel.

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Robyn Collins

Review of Summer’s Child

I enjoyed this book tremendously and was very sorry when it concluded. Highly recommend it.

Story Good Narrator Not So Much

The story was a decent listen, nothing I would suggest but good enough to finish. Getting past the narrator was painful. Narrator couldn't get the voices she sounded the same no matter if it was man or woman, flat,paused to much (I think that was for effect) I listened to this on the train just for something to listen to. I believe I would have gotten into the book better with a better narrator.

Loved

I found myself not able to put this one down. If I did not have work, I would have read it in one day. Loved it and feel like it's pretty a pretty remarkable story.

Re print

Felt like it was slow to me . Just know this is a re print and is an old book