Island Passage

by Sherry Hartzler

A novel about friendship, mothers/daughters and an old love. Devastated by her husband’s infidelity, Francine Durret flees her upscale suburban home with her angry fifteen-year-old daughter, returning to the island house, where she'd spent childhood summers with her best friend, Claudia Angelo. Francine hopes to heal a broken heart, re-connect with her daughter, and attempt to rediscover the simple, uncomplicated love she had known as a child.

When Claudia arrives unannounced on the doorstep of the island house, the past comes to life. Claudia is rich, brash and stunningly beautiful, but unlike Francine, her childhood memories recall nothing but lies, poverty and neglect. For Claudia, the subject of her past is a dead issue. She comes to the island to repay a long-standing debt, rooted in deception.

Alan Bromsley grew up on the island, a free-spirited boy who'd lived a charmed life. He now operates a small island flight service. No stranger to grief, Alan is a loner, a man at war with himself. In this tender-hearted story, Alan is confronted by the two women he once loved and lost twenty years ago.

Island Passage unites three estranged friends, torn apart by unforeseen circumstances, and then brought together in a tragedy that inadvertently unravels an old secret—a secret that could ultimately destroy them all.

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Chick Lit, Drama, Womens Fiction, Ebooks

287 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 10, 2010

Reviews

[Newbee (JoAnn) Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelent and emotional storry of love,life and consequences!

I love the way France and Claudia became fast friends on that first day. 

I love the way the author protrade how real life is, complicated and simple all at the same time! How life always circles back to where it should be no matter what happens in the middle.... Of youth, mistakes and how life always will get it right in the end!

This book will remind you of your life some how... It will fill you with every emotion posible... It will remind you to be greatful for what you have and show you how to forgive both others and your self.

This is a great book full of tragity, love, emotions and how life really is. Well worth the read....

[Shirley Ford · Rating 4 out of 5]

I picked this book as a holiday read and found it very easy to get into. It is a good story with a mother/daughter relationship running through. Francine is devastated when her husband leaves her for a younger model, so takes her teenage daughter and runs to her mother's island holiday home, where she has such happy memories. The relationship between Francine and her mother is strained, so unbeknown to her, her mother calls on Francine's best friend Claudia to come and stay, while she herself disappears back to the mainland, only to return towards the end of the book with a surprise of her own!

Francine gradually realises that she is now free to choose how she lives the rest of her life, and how much happier she is, especially when an old flame turns up on her doorstep.

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed Three Moons Over Sedona so much that I went looking for another book by Sherry Hartzler. Island Passage didn't disappoint me. Set in my neck of the woods, South Bass and Middle Bass Island, I really enjoyed another tale of a 40 something woman restarting or regaining her life. For a virtual unknown author, she is really a good writer. I look forward to reading her again.

[Debbie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a nice story of recovery, letting go and reawakening.

[Bonnie Fournier · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like this book

This book tells a story about coming of age, growing up. Family, friendship, loss, renewal. It shows our humanity and each of these situations. You will laugh. You will cry. Sometimes you’ll want to quit the book but you won’t. Enjoy.

[Flowerbrite · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cozy family and romance

Pro-family saga with children, happy ending, romance for all, Francine’s childhood memories so like some of mine
Con-too much negative angst in beginning

[Dawn Gray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyed it

Good, lazy day read. It was somewhat predictable but also had a few surprises thrown in. I enjoyed the story and would recommend giving it a try.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a novel about a woman that flees with her daughter to an island she spent a lot of her childhood on when she learns of her husband's infidelity. She reunites with a guy who she always had a crush on and falls in love with him. Her childhood friend comes back into the picture to help her recover from losing her husband. Of course she has an angry daughter and the story evolves around all of them. Good quick novel that keeps you interested in the characters.

[Miki]

Great light read. A women going through a divorce goes back to the summer island she went to as a child with her parents brother and "adopted" sister. It was kinda a long book with no big climax. "Adpoted sister" Claudia loses her only daughter, they later find out that the daughter was the main characters brothers child. Claudia goes into depression, main charachter Francine helps her out. And also finds love in an old crush.

[Jenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book wasn't bad. It wasn't great. It was adequate. The writing was fine. The story was quite predictable. It read like it wanted to be a romance, but the romance part felt boring. I didn't see the attraction to Alan in the least. I liked how we got perspectives on lots of different characters, but in the end, there were too many issues and most of them weren't fleshed out enough for my liking.

[Janine Bourdo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read 3 Moons over Sedona and enjoyed it. I also liked this one. The setting was nicely done. I didn't like it as well as Sedona though. I thought the ending tied up a little too neatly - really didn't think she should have ended up with Alan. Would have given this three and a half stars if that were possible.

[Janet Paventy · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable contemporary women's book. No mystery, no murder, just an interesting story about women and their relationships - mothers, daughters, best friends, lovers, husbands and ex-husbands. Recommended for a relaxing day -or days- when you're not in the mood for serial killers.

[Julie55 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Predictable ,good holiday read.........

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story. It dealt with adultry, divorce, healing and second chances.

[Lindsay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick easy read. Good story.

[Lisa Girard · Rating 2 out of 5]

pleasant story of coming of age due to your husband's mid-life crisis, rediscover of one's self and the female relationships of mother, daughter, sister, and friend.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a nice story about starting over after the failure of a marriage.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Probably 2.5 stars. Another kindle freebie. Another mindless read. Pretty predictable. Characters were likeable.

[Alison]

free on kindle

[Sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

Predictable story, so-so writing.

[Pamela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Summer read - just okay