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The Weekenders: A Novel
by Mary Kay Andrews

Published: 2016-05-17
Hardcover : 464 pages
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Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. Others come only for the weekends-and the mix between the regulars and “the weekenders” can sometimes make the sparks fly. Riley Griggs has a season of good times with friends and family ahead of ...

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Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. Others come only for the weekends-and the mix between the regulars and “the weekenders” can sometimes make the sparks fly. Riley Griggs has a season of good times with friends and family ahead of her on Belle Isle when things take an unexpected turn. While waiting for her husband to arrive on the ferry one Friday afternoon, Riley is confronted by a process server who thrusts papers into her hand. And her husband is nowhere to be found.

So she turns to her island friends for help and support, but it turns out that each of them has their own secrets, and the clock is ticking as the mystery deepens...in a murderous way. Cocktail parties aside, Riley must find a way to investigate the secrets of Belle Island, the husband she might not really know, and the summer that could change everything.

Told with Mary Kay Andrews’ trademark blend of humor and warmth, and with characters and a setting that you can’t help but fall for, The Weekenders is the perfect summer escape.

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Which character surprised you the most?
The Southern society was evident in this story. How did the social traditions help the story and how did it hinder?
Compare the mother daughter relationship between Riley and her mother and Maggy and Riley.
by BetsyO58 (see profile) 06/18/16

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  "The Weekenders"by Chris M. (see profile) 09/02/16

Poorly written and long. Reiterated things several time - too fairy tale like

 
by Kelly H. (see profile) 08/05/16

 
by Melissa R. (see profile) 07/09/16

 
  "The Weekenders"by Betsy O. (see profile) 06/18/16

Several of us read Mary Kay Andrews faithfully in the summer. She's a good beach read! Those that didn't know her have vowed to read more of her books.The Weekenders stayed true to her writing style- characters... (read more)

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