Susan Kietzman is een auteur wiens schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door een diepgaand begrip van het plattelandsleven en het contrast daarvan met stedelijke omgevingen. Haar werk duikt in thema's van menselijke verbinding en de zoektocht naar iemands plaats in de wereld, waarbij ze vaak inspiratie put uit de natuur en het platteland voor haar literaire creaties. Kietzman gebruikt een gevoelige en scherpzinnige stijl om de complexe emoties en ervaringen van haar personages weer te geven. Lezers zullen haar vermogen waarderen om de essentie van het gewone leven met buitengewone diepgang en schoonheid te vangen.
Exploring the intricate dynamics of familial love, this beautifully written novel immerses readers in the warmth of summer by the shoreline. Through vivid observations, it captures the complexities of relationships and the emotional ties that bind family members together. The evocative setting enhances the narrative, making it a heartfelt read that resonates with the essence of summer and the bonds of love.
Amidst a busy lifestyle filled with workouts, charity events, and shopping, Ann Barons navigates the challenges of maintaining her image in a fast-paced world. With a focus on her social life and personal ambitions, she faces the pressures of perfection and the complexities of relationships. As she juggles various commitments, Ann's journey reveals the struggles and triumphs of balancing personal desires with societal expectations, ultimately exploring themes of identity and self-acceptance.
Susan Kietzman's engrossing and thought-provoking novel explores the choices and revelations that come with life's most unexpected events. Grace Trumbull's after work drink with Bradley Hanover, a handsome younger colleague, on a warm summer night turns into an impulsive, intimate encounter. After a few weeks of exhilarating secret dates, Grace--forty-two and divorced--realizes she's pregnant. For Grace, whose estranged mother refers to her own teenage pregnancy as her biggest mistake, the prospect of parenthood is daunting. She's just been made vice president of a media relations company and is childfree by choice. Still, something deeper than her fear makes her want to keep the baby. She knows she can be a better, more capable parent than her mother was to her. As months pass and seasons change, Grace questions her decision to include Bradley in her plans. But they continue to navigate their complicated relationship, each struggling with what it means to make a commitment to someone. Most importantly, Grace begins trusting her instincts--maternal and otherwise--finding courage that will guide her through an uncertain future ripe with new possibilities ...
For years, Ellie, Alice, and Joan enjoyed a casual friendship while volunteering at their children's Connecticut high school. Now, with those children grown and gone to college, a local tragedy brings the three into contact again. But what begins as a catch-up lunch soon moves beyond small talk to the struggles of this next stage of life. Over the course of an eventful year, the three will meet every other Wednesday to talk, plan--and find the freedom, and the courage, to redefine themselves.