About the book
LaVyrle Spencer, known for her “heartrending slices of Americana”* writes of how love can be more special the second time around in this New York Times bestseller.
It is 1916 and Roberta Jewett is surprised to find that her hometown of Camden, Maine, considers a divorced woman little more than a prostitute. Condemned by her mother and scorned by neighbors, she nonetheless perseveres in her struggle to forge a good life for her girls and herself. Behaving like no “respectable” woman would, she gets a job as a county nurse, learns to drive, and buys her very own Model T.
Embittered by her painful marriage to an unfaithful husband, she has no intention of being any man's victim again. So Roberta is taken aback to find the widowed carpenter Gabriel Farley has somehow found his way into her heart. And in the ultimate test of will and devotion, she must depend on the man she has grown to love—and summon the courage to stand up to an entire town.
“[LaVyrle Spencer] knows how to tug at readers’ heartstrings.”—*Publishers Weekly
Editions of That Camden Summer
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780399141201
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780425233214
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780515119923
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780515150766
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101219294
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780787106126
- Audiobook
- ISBN 9780787106140
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780515126037
Read an Excerpt
LaVyrle Spencer, known for her “heartrending slices of Americana”* writes of how love can be more special the second time around in this New York Times bestseller.
It is 1916 and Roberta Jewett is surprised to find that her hometown of Camden, Maine, considers a divorced woman little more than a prostitute. Condemned by her mother and scorned by neighbors, she nonetheless perseveres in her struggle to forge a good life for her girls and herself. Behaving like no “respectable” woman would, she gets a job as a county nurse, learns to drive, and buys her very own Model T.
Embittered by her painful marriage to an unfaithful husband, she has no intention of being any man's victim again. So Roberta is taken aback to find the widowed carpenter Gabriel Farley has somehow found his way into her heart. And in the ultimate test of will and devotion, she must depend on the man she has grown to love—and summon the courage to stand up to an entire town.
“[LaVyrle Spencer] knows how to tug at readers’ heartstrings.”—*Publishers Weekly
Frequently Asked Questions
What is That Camden Summer about?
LaVyrle Spencer, known for her “heartrending slices of Americana”* writes of how love can be more special the second time around in this New York Times bestseller.
It is 1916 and Roberta Jewett is surprised to find that her hometown of Camden, Maine, considers a divorced woman little more than a prostitute. Condemned by her mother and scorned by neighbors, she nonetheless perseveres in her struggle to forge a good life for her girls and herself. Behaving like no “respectable” woman would, she gets a job as a county nurse, learns to drive, and buys her very own Model T.
Embittered by her painful marriage to an unfaithful husband, she has no intention of being any man's victim again. So Roberta is taken aback to find the widowed carpenter Gabriel Farley has somehow found his way into her heart. And in the ultimate test of will and devotion, she must depend on the man she has grown to love—and summon the courage to stand up to an entire town.
“[LaVyrle Spencer] knows how to tug at readers’ heartstrings.”—*Publishers Weekly
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in That Camden Summer?
Fiction > Romance > Historical romance
Where can I read a sample of That Camden Summer?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780399141201
Who is/are the Author/s of the book That Camden Summer?
Lavyrle Spencer
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
That Camden Summer is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780399141201) and paperback(ISBN 9780425233214) and paperback(ISBN 9780515119923) and paperback(ISBN 9780515150766) and ebook(ISBN 9781101219294) and audiobook(ISBN 9780787106126) and audiobook(ISBN 9780787106140) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780515126037)
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