A Summer Affair: A Novel LARGE PRINT

From Publishers WeeklyHilderbrands seventh novel delves into the psyche of a guilt-ridden motherartist who embarks on a self-destructive path Nantucket glass artist Claire Danner Crispin has pieces in private collections and one in the Whitney but is overwhelmed with the needs of her husband and four kids she gave up full-time glassblowing to take care of the family Her troubles worsen when Daphne a friend shed been drinking with is severely injured in a drunken car wreck Claire is convinced that Daphnes husband Lockhart holds her responsible so shes surprised when he asks her to co-chair a charity gala and create a new piece of glass art for auction The plot mushrooms as Claire and Lockhart begin an affair Claire rethinks her priorities a slew of gala-related complications arise and Claires ex-boyfriend turned rock star comes into play Hilderbrand keeps a lot of balls in the air and if she pays too much attention to event-planning minutiae there are still enough conflicts to keep readers entertained July Copyright  Reed Business Information a division of Reed Elsevier Inc All rights reserved From BooklistAfter the extreme heat of her Nantucket studio causes her to go into early labor with her youngest son renowned glass artist Claire Danner Crispin now devotes her life to her four children Part of her charm and part of her problem are her perpetual feelings of guilt When asked to cochair the Nantucket Children Summer Gala she agrees adding an impossible burden to an already busy life --Patty Engelmann.