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Synopsis:
Celia Summers, intrepid
mother of two, loves her work as an art therapist. She’s proud that she
gives her elderly independents something to look forward to each day, even
if her partner, Martin, is disparaging of her efforts.
But then Martin has a
secret agenda Celia knows nothing about. Meanwhile she defends her
geriatric charges, fights to secure gallery space for their artwork, and
fights to keep The Harbour, a home the residents can truly call home, from
being closed.
She takes on the might
of the town council; to the point of leaping from a church steeple to bring
attention to the plight of her independents, no matter that she might fall
and end up splattered all over the pavement. When she does fall, however,
it’s much more painfully.
Police Constable Alex
Burrows, the son of long time Harbour resident, Colonel Burrows, whose sense
of humour has made her laugh, whose tragic personal circumstances have made
her cry, whose smile has stolen her heart; turns out to be just as much a
liar as Martin.
Can Celia ever trust
again? Can Alex get past her protective cadre of friends, forgotten by most
of the people in their own lives, and convince her to trust him, to love
him, as he does her?
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The Madness of Celia
Summers is
one of those books you just fall in love with. You laugh, you cry but most
of all you’ll fall for these characters. Quirky – most definitely, loving –
without a doubt, and more caring than you could imagine. Well almost all of
them, there is of course as always the requisite Jerk!
Celia Summers is an ex-banker, mother of
two, partner of one, and art therapist for the most charming bunch of
geriatrics we’ve met in a long time. As Celia struggles with keeping her
life together between Martin – who is more interested in making money than
getting married, her baby son, teenage son and trying to save the home of
her charges; we learn about this kind hearted woman who is everything to
everyone but does nothing for herself.
Returning home from racing to the hospital
to see Martin’s mother, who fell and was hurt, Celia has an accident in a
borrowed car. She and the baby are unhurt but when she is assisted at the
scene by Constable Alex Burrows her life will never be the same. Fighting
the attraction she feels for him, she insists that they are just friends.
Alex is on board with that, having had enough to do with that thing called
love.
As you read on you’ll realize that there
really is no madness to Celia Summers, even though some of those around her
would like you to believe that. There are quite a few surprises in this
story, with ups and downs you don’t expect, all building to a very dramatic
climax, and one worth waiting for. Definitely a keeper for my bookshelf,
Charlotte Chalmers has a winner with The Madness of Celia Summers –
from the first page through the last you’ll love every minute of it.
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