Review by
Melinda Garza
Emerald
Coast by Anita Hughes introduces us to Lily and Oliver. Lily is a 32-year-old
business woman who owns home furnishing stores on three continents. She’s
recently divorced from Oliver, her husband of 10 years. Oliver is a
restaurant critic for the New York Times. She and their daughter, Louisa,
live at their restored Connecticut farmhouse. Lily and Oliver were 22 years old
when they met and fell in love but later in their marriage, things were
impossible. They each made silly mistakes and betrayals and the pain just
wouldn't go away. They stopped making each other happy. Oliver lied to Lily
about where he was one night and then she let her guard down and did something
she regretted. These occurrences caused their marriage to unravel.
After their divorce, Lily traveled to Sardinia while leaving six-year-old Louisa with her parents. Sardinia is one of the sexiest coastlines in the world. Lily was staying at Hotel Cervo, a 5-star hotel, on the Emerald Coast. She was there for the grand opening of her newest store, Lily Bristol Sardinia. All of Lily's employees are women. What Lily didn't remember was that the reservation was made prior to the divorce. Unbeknownst to Lily, Oliver was also there, using their reservation. He was there to review the grand opening of Nero's, Porto Cervo's hottest new restaurant. Porto Cervo has charming, quaint fisherman’s cottages and beautiful galleries. Once Lily realized what occurred she asked for a different accommodation but the only thing available was the room right next to Oliver’s.
Lily
and Oliver always seem to end up near each other, always at the same places at
the same time. Is this a coincidence or not? What happens with Lily and
Oliver? Are they able to overcome their past and become friends or even
date again?
Anita's latest book was a summer read that I could not put down. It is the perfect beach read or a curl up in bed read. It captivated me from page one and I continue to be a huge Anita Hughes fan.
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About the author:
Anita Hughes was born in Sydney,
Australia. At the age of eight, she won first prize in a nationwide writing
contest sponsored by THE AUSTRALIAN, Australia's most prestigious newspaper.
She graduated from Bard College with a B.A. in English Literature and a minor
in Creative Writing, and attended UC Berkeley's Masters in Creative Writing
Program. She lives at The St. Regis Monarch Beach, where she is at work on her
next novel.
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