The Summer After June

by Ashley Warlick

Book Overview

Ashley Warlick's critically acclaimed second novel, THE SUMMER AFTER JUNE, weaves a spellbinding tale of family and flight over the course of one feverish southern summer. Lindy Jain, a young,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395926904
• ISBN13: 9780395926901
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

five stars

I was deeply moved by this book, and I am astonished to find that it was only given an average of 4.5 stars. It is a fascinating story about a woman leaning over the cliffs off insanity, yet never stepping over. I thought it was written extremely well and I look forward to future works by Ms. Warlick.

Dreamlike Quality

I thoroughly enjoyed this book and was swept up in the poetic, dreamlike voice that this book has. Once you get into the language of the book, you don't want to put it down. It was suspenseful, vivid and well written. The author really "shows" the characters instead of simply "telling" the reader. There is no doubt that each reader will interpret the book differently and have their own visions of each character and what drives them.

Loved it!

This is beautiful literary fiction. Reminded me of Sylvia Plath, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, good road novels and old Paul Newman movies. Here Warlick chooses to focus on darker, more complex emotions and situations than in THE DISTANCE FROM THE HEART OF THINGS and I, for one, think it makes for a more engaging read.

A Great Read!

Lindy Jain (the main character) is so richly developed and the story so multilayered you will want to read it in one sitting!...truly an outstanding book, the kind that keeps running throught your mind long after you finish reading this superbly written novel

Amazing

This book is amazing. It is one of the best books that I have ever read. In my opinion, this would be a good book for everybody to go out and buy.