This past week, my husband and I went to Grand Marais, Minnesota, along Lake Superior for a relaxing vacation. I had seen this novel and decided that it was a perfect time to read, South of Superior by Ellen Airgood. The setting for this novel is much like the atmosphere and countryside of where we were staying. It is a beautiful place with the back drop of Lake Superior. I was very surprised at the slow the pace of life and how few tourists invaded their locale. Such is the story of "South of Superior."

The novel is a little slow and off beat but very true to the area that it is written about. The locals are friendly, caring and reliable. Richness in friendships is the wealth they rely upon and one to be most treasured.

Sit back, relax and enjoy a sweet story for a great summer read.

This book has been in our library for awhile. I had read it when it first came out and loved it but couldn't get anyone else to pick it up. Finally (a few years later) another book club member read it and suggested it for book club.
We enjoyed the book because it actually had a plot instead of a series of sexual adventures or a rehash of familiar themes. The characters were well drawn and, as readers from a small rural town, we could identify many of them! The questions that our leader devised provided a great discussion. We all decided it was our favorite book of the year...so far.