The giveaways for this theme will be about a random series of books related only because they are about things that make me think of summer!
For this theme I have a bunch of summer things in my mind:
1. bugs
2. beach
3. travel
4. storms
5. horse-riding
6. gardening/farms
7. going home to visit my family
8. weddings
9. blue sky
10. dandelions
11. hiking
12. potlucks
13. crazy reality shows
14. books with the word "summer" in them
I had other words, but couldn't think of books to use to relate to them! :)
RULES FOR ENTERING:
a. Post a comment to the blog entries of the books you would like to win AND answer the question that goes with it.
Today's question: In this book, the daughter breaks her foot. Have you ever had a broken bone? If so, how did it happen? I have not had a broken bone, though I came close when I was 9. It was the night before my brother's wedding and I slammed the car door closed on my thumb. I ended up with a huge bandage on my thumb for the wedding and having to hide it in all the pictures.
b. Enter on or before the date specified. Today's book winner will be drawn on September 8.
c. Check back for the next summer theme word giveaway!
Today's summer thing is "books with the word summer in them" again. The book is A Month of Summer by Lisa Wingate.
Description:
For Rebecca Macklin, an ordinary summer brings about an extraordinary change of heart when she discovers that her aging father has been wandering the Dallas streets alone, and his wife, Hanna Beth, has landed in a nursing home. Now Rebecca must put aside old resentments and return to her childhood home. In this moving story of separation and forgiveness, two women will unravel the betrayals of the past and discover the true meaning of family.
My Thoughts:
I picked up this book at one of the bookstores in the airport and am so glad I did! This was a beautiful and tender story told from two points of view. Rebecca finds out her father, who has alzheimer's, has been left alone with her mentally-challenged step brother due to her step mother's stroke and hospitalization. Now she must return to the home she has been avoiding and deal with the chaos that has resulted from their lack of care. On top of that, she is preoccupied with worries about her husband and daughter while she is gone. Meanwhile, Hanna Beth's point of view provides the moving perspective of a stroke victim who cannot communicate and is desperate to find out how her husband and son are coping without her.
Wingate does a great job of speaking for bother Rebecca and Hanna Beth. I was empathizing with both women and picturing myself in their shoes. This was a special book that reminds us of the importance of forgiveness, trying to understand each other, and that family can come to include people you wouldn't expect.
