The Summer I Found Myself

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<b><i>In Colleen Frenchs heartfelt summer read, a Delaware oceanside cottage is the perfect setting for a season of surprising lessons about how much there is to gainwhen you finally let go . . .</i></b><br> <br> In the last two years, English professor Ellen Tolliver has weathered heartache with graceincluding an unwelcome divorce and losing her parents. In her more honest moments, Ellen might admit that shes sick of loss. She longs to stretch and grow, to truly<i>fill</i> her days. Maybe this year, shell have something to recount in her Christmas letter other than her sons travel adventures. Maybe shell be too busy to even<i>write</i> a Christmas letter.<br> <br> On impulse, Ellen invites her ailing best friend, Lara, to spend the summer with her at the Delaware beach house she inherited from her parents. Lara can relax on the big front porch after chemo while Ellen readies the house for sale. But Lara has plans tooshed like to help Ellen discover who she is, or better yet, who she can still become.<br> <br> At Laras urging, Ellen joins a local writers group, tries online dating, and mingles with the new friends Lara brings home from her support group. She forgoes white wine (wont stain if you spill it!) for red and eats French fries for breakfast. She even flirts with the local bookstore owner, a handsome, sun-kissed, younger man. And as she embraces the freedom that comes with breaking her own rules, she wonders if its not just her past that lies in this beloved quirky town, but her future too . . .<br> 

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