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In many cases, Brenner leaves it up to the reader to solidifying the connections, either based on assumptions or a character simply declaring something is so. All that to say, the relationship dynamics presented here are weak. The story of two landscape artists and their love of Canada's Banff is dramatized in 'Drawing Home,' a period romance that features supporting turns by Kate Mulgrew, Rutger Hauer and Peter Strauss.
Upon Henry's death, Emma and Penny discover that Henry has left his amazing showplace house, the furnishings and all of his art to Penny, which confuses Emma and infuriates someone from Henry's past. Drawing Home by Jamie Brenner is a wonderful story about family, both the family we are born with and the family we create for ourselves. This is the third Brenner book that I have read and does not disappoint.
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Asterix – defender of the last Gaulish village holding out against the Roman empire – was dreamed up in 1959 by René Goscinny, who died in 1977, and Albert Uderzo, who died in 2020. The comic books have sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide. Gather under the mistletoe for another round of caroling with the Quinn family in this heartwarming third addition to Elin Hilderbrand's bestselling Winter Street series. National parks provided many of the locations.) Dramatically, though, the story and the characters remain stubbornly two-dimensional. A few weeks ago I read my first Jamie Brenner novel, her 2017 release The Forever Summer. After enjoying that one so much, I had high hopes for this one.
You understand where she’s coming from but your frustration as a reader comes from her lack of wanting to see the other side. I’m not quite sure she ever saw Emma and Penny’s POV it she came around because she finally understood what Henry was telling her through her drawings. Sag Harbor is a small village at the eastern end of Long Island, NY, that began its life as a major whaling and shipping port during the late 18th century. In fact, Congress declared the village as the first port of entry into the U.S. on July 31, 1789, building the first US Custom House on L.I. The population at this time was 1,723, but various languages could be heard on the streets of this International port town.
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Do you have an author you reach for when you're needing a certain kind of fix? I read a large number of dark novels and I find it important to space those out with some lighter reads. I stumbled upon Jamie Brenner 3 years ago when I won a giveaway featuring her novel The Wedding Sisters and instantly knew I'd found my go-to author for all things uplifting and feel good. I found myself picking up Drawing Home on a whim this past weekend while needing a pick me up, and it was just the ticket to send my mood soaring.
We have Bea's, Emma's, and Penny's POVs throughout the book, and I really liked this approach. While Bea drove me insane almost the entire book, I still appreciated being able to see things through her eyes as Henry's old friend and manager of his career for many years. Emma was doing the best she could as a single mom, and I was so moved by Penny's struggle with OCD. The thing I loved most about this book was the personal journey every single character took.
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Luckily for Emma, they have Angus, an elderly neighbor who moved in with them after the death of his wife. Luckily for Penny, she has Henry Wyatt, an artist who fled the New York scene for serenity in Sag Harbor and who has taken her under his wing, teaching her to draw while she teaches him about graphic novels. When Henry dies unexpectedly, he inexplicably leaves Windsong, his gorgeous house full of priceless artwork, to Penny, not his longtime manager and estranged best friend, Bea Winstead. She sweeps into town with her reluctant assistant, Kyle, who seems more interested in Emma and ship renovation than Bea's crusade.
She grew up in suburban Philadelphia on a steady diet of Jackie Collins and Judith Krantz novels. After college, she moved to New York City to live like the heroines of her favorite books. Her novels include the national bestseller THE FOREVER SUMMER and GILT. Jamie divides her time between Philadelphia's Main Line, Provincetown, and New York City. It's a book about the importance of communication, of second chances, and of not being afraid to lean on others when we're at our most vulnerable—as well as actually admitting we're vulnerable in the first place. Great writing, I felt the book had some sluggish parts which I wished I would have skimmed over.
This is my second time reading a book by the author and while I didn't like her novel, The Husband Hour, I did at least think this one was an improvement. There are elements of the story I didn't really care for, but for the most part it was a decent read. Bea is the most aggrieved party, since Henry had once promised her the house and all of his work, and she descends upon the town, determined to right this most grievous wrong. She's convinced that somehow Emma had gotten her hooks into Henry and defrauded him, and she'll stop at nothing to prove that she's right—no matter who gets hurt in the process. Each and every interaction and relationship found within these pages screams for more.
When Penny is not in school, she spends most of her time in the cozy parlor of the American Hotel with her sketch pad as her mom works. This is how she meets Henry Wyatt, an elderly man that sits at the bar every day and sketches on cocktail napkins, while he sips his martini. Henry never speaks to anyone and only occasionally to Emma, but he patiently joins Penny on the parlor couch as they sketch together under his gentle guidance. Emma worries about this relationship because Penny has no other friendships with kids her age.
Emma, a single mom and her teenage daughter, Penny are living their everyday lives when they are "surprised" by an unexpected inheritance. The charming setting, the small town feel and the residents pulled me into the story. This would make a lovely beach read and also if you were to read this book at home like I did, you would be transported on a summer vacation without ever leaving your house.
My trek from one beach town to another littered with starts, pauses and abandoned books. I may have found an author that fits the bill in Jamie Brenner though. Summer has started in idyllic Sag Harbor, and for Emma Mapson that means greeting guests at the front desk of The American Hotel. “Summer has started in idyllic Sag Harbor, and for Emma Mapson that means greeting guests at the front desk of The American Hotel.
Bea, along with her personal assistant Kyle, travels to Sag Harbor to right this wrong and protect her friends’ legacy. "There's no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one." Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Drawing Home by Jamie Brenner.
The Husband Hour written by the author in 2018 was one of my 5 star favorites last year and I was eagerly awaiting Drawing Home. Mother and daughter, Emma and Penny are living a fairly ordinary life in Sag Harbor. Until the death of an artist who took a shine to the teenaged Penny leaves her his entire estate.
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Nonetheless, the mystery surrounding Henry's will and the Emma's journey will tug on your heartstrings. Emma, a single mom and her teenage daughter, Penny live in Sag Harbor, in the Hamptons, as townies. Struggling to accommodate rich Manhattanites, Emma is a hard working employee at The American Hotel. Emma and her daughter, a bit of a misfit, learn one day that a dear friend, who is a famous artist, drops dead and leaves his multimillion dollar estate to Penny. The key to understanding this "mystery" of why Penny was left the inheritance will be pieced together as other characters show up to fight for a piece of the action. Enter ex-partner, Bea, who makes Cruella Da Ville seem a bit warm and fuzzy.
Bea Winstead has been friends and business partners with Henry for over 50 years, and comes from New York City to check on his estate. Bea is a very outspoken woman and is grieving her friend, but is shocked at what Henry's new will states. She is determined no matter what to get to the bottom of the changes to the will, and to find out what is going on. Throughout the course of this novel you really feel for both Penny and Emma but your empathy is really low for Bea.
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