Dedicated: Summer Stage by Meg Mitchell Moore (Review by Amanda Gavigan)
Rating 4.5
What happens when you mix a talented family recognized in the entertainment industry together for the first time in years? Amy Trevino and her Tiktok famous daughter Sam are about to find out as they join brother/uncle Timothy Fleming alongside his ex-wife Gertie Sanders on Block Island. Thrown together to produce a successful summer production revival of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing the question remains- will the four of them be able to face old issues from their past and put on a successful production run?
Timothy Fleming is content with his life in California and his koi fish when his ex-wife actress Gertie calls needing a favor. Unable to say no to his past love, Timothy finds himself deep in this new production while facing his past and the family history that caused a rift between him and his sister Amy. Relationships are never what they seem, and Timothy is forced to look at himself and the relationship he has with these three strong women he is surrounded with.
Will Amy be able to find out why Sam left her life behind in New York and returned home? Will Sam be able to show her mother that she is old enough to make the decisions right for her? Will Gertie and Timothy reconcile and move past their previous mistakes? Will Timothy and Amy overcome the tension that has been building for years between them?
In this delightful book, readers will enjoy this family and the challenges they all face as Meg Mitchell Moore’s writing finds the heart of this town and the summer inhabitants. Readers will be swept up with the production as it goes through each stage and each triumph and loss along the journey. Meg shows her writing skills as she shows how Block Island itself becomes a character, filled with life and meaning. Summer Stage by Meg Mitchell Moore is the perfect summer read you will want to put in your beach bag wherever you go this year!
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