The Summer Town

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In this follow-up to the classic, best-selling family saga of The Seasons of the EmmaLee, Michael Lindley revisits the idyllic resort community of Charlevoix, Michigan. The Summer Town continues the story of the McKendry’s, the Compton’s, and George Hansen, now in the 1950’s; as well as the love affair of Sally Thomason and Alex Clark and the magnificent cruising yacht, the EmmaLee, in present day.The Summer Town is the tale of two parallel stories, bridging time and a vast cultural divide.In the early 1950’s, a scandalous assault late one night in the dunes along the beach sets off a series of events that pit lawyer George Hansen, defending a local Native American boy, against a group of elite summer residents of Charlevoix. At the same time, Jonathan McKendry, now married to physician, Emily Compton McKendry, finds himself desperately struggling to save his wife and a young family from a wretched and murderous father.The modern-day...