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That Camden Summer

By: LaVyrle Spencer
Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
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LaVyrle Spencer, known for her "heartrending slices of Americana", writes of how love can be more special the second time around in this New York Times best seller.

It is 1916, and Roberta Jewett is surprised to find that her hometown of Camden, Maine, considers a divorced woman little more than a prostitute. Condemned by her mother and scorned by neighbors, she nonetheless perseveres in her struggle to forge a good life for her girls and herself. Behaving like no "respectable" woman would, she gets a job as a county nurse, learns to drive, and buys her very own Model T.

Embittered by her painful marriage to an unfaithful husband, she has no intention of being any man's victim again. So Roberta is taken aback to find the widowed carpenter Gabriel Farley has somehow found his way into her heart. And in the ultimate test of will and devotion, she must depend on the man she has grown to love - and summon the courage to stand up to an entire town.

©1996 LaVyrle Spencer; Copyright 1997 by LaVyrle Spencer (Excerpt from "Small Town Girl") (P)2021 Tantor
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A great love story!

The characters were great. LaVyrle always has a fabulous story to tell. I’ve read 20 plus books of hers and I never read a bad one! They are heartwarming and inspiring! Love them! She is fantastic! 💕🩷💕

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Their love

I really enjoyed this book. It was well written and the narrator was super. The trials they went through were interesting. A great love story.

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Strong, independent Roberta

I loved this book! The strength of Roberta and the kindness of Gabriel was simply perfect.

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Wonderful book,great story teller.

Great story teller and Love LaVyrle Spencer, and Emily Sutton-Smith. Love love love love

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Great story well written and portrayed.

I’m looking forward to more from this author. I really felt sorry for Roberta and her lack of parental protection from her mother as well as from her sister. The people in that small town were so narrow minded and judgmental. It was great to see how she handled it all.

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Trigger warning-rape

I enjoyed this book, but I can’t believe I didn’t read in anyone’s reviews a warning about a rape scene. It’s handled quite well in the book, but I am putting this out there for anyone who needs to know that going in! I can’t imagine some of my friends listening to this and finding themselves going through those emotions again.

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Great!

I have Loved this Wonderful Author for many years!
To be able to listen to her books make my life so happy!

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Great story

I’ve really come to like LaVyrle Spencer books. Great stories with strong characters and good endings.

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Love conquers all

The narrator was very talented, giving the long list of characters their own voice consistently throughout.The story really made life in the early years of the 20th century come alive and the characters were all so believable. I loved it.

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Sweet story

Predictable but there were some twists. Sweet story of restoration and recovery. An encouraging story about parenthood too.

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