Summer of Glorious Madness [Mass Market Paperback]

Christy Yorke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 6, 2004

When Dr. Elizabeth Shreve's husband Will leaves after fifteen years of marriage, she is so devastated that she's unaware that their fourteen-year old daughter, Chloe, is dangerously in love.

But now, former patient Jack Bolton will challenge Elizabeth even more-- and in ways she never expected. Bipolar, Jack can woo plants into myth-inspiring gardens-but refuses medication, fearing it will rob him of his gift. Convinced that nothing is too wonderful to be true, he works his magic on Elizabeth, Chloe-and even Will. And with each passing day, Elizabeth is drawn closer to breaking all the rules and joining him in a summer of glorious madness...

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About the Author

Christy Yorke is the author of Song of the Seals.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (July 6, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425196135
• ISBN-13: 978-0425196137
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,462,906 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Story of Love & Healing, July 15, 2004

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Marion "[e-mail]" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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Ms. Yorke has a gift for description and for making words come alive on the page unlike any other author I've read. I could smell the exotic flowers in the prolific, unique, magical gardens created by Jack as he fell into the abyss of mental illness. The colors jumped from the pages as she described the flowers and even Annie's hair.

This book was a sensual delight to read and experience. I fell in love with the folks in Dr. Elizabeth Shreve's group sessions...especially the Colonel and Kayla...such a vivid portrait of love and healing!!! The story was very well written and unputdownable.

I like this quote regarding madness by Robin Williams: "You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it." Jack had a magnetic spark of madness that lit up and enchanted everyone around him, me included.

If you love books that leave you feeling good/happy about life, then this is a MUST read! Thank you, Ms. Yorke, for another fabulous book!! I highly recommend all of her books. "The Wishing Garden" is magnificent and my favorite book of all time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Christy Yorkes work demands reading., July 22, 2004

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S. M YOUNG "Steve Young" (Newbury Park, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Summer of Glorious Madness (Mass Market Paperback)

I've been following Christy's career since she wrote under her married name of Cohen. Her writing improves with every line it seems. I rated her previous book "Song of the Seals" as 5 star and "Summer of Glorious Madness" is even better. Her sculpting of the book's characters is as inspiring as the story line. Jack and Elizabeth, the central characters, gain our empathy immediately and show Christy's depth of knowledge of bi-polar disorder and treatment. It's also worth noting the character of Chloe, demonstrating Christy's insight on the pressures of teenage girls.
I'm anxiously awaiting Christy's next book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't miss this book!, July 7, 2004

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This review is from: Summer of Glorious Madness (Mass Market Paperback)

Jack Bolton is an eccentric, sometimes mad landscape artist and Elizabeth Shreve his psychiatrist. Though she's brought in to try to cure him, somewhere along the line she stops wanting to. His creativity and madness brings her, and her garden, to life, and she's left wondering where the line is between genius and mental illness. This is a dramatic, intense, and gripping story of love, oddity, and living life to the fullest. Anyone who suffers or knows someone who suffers from bipolar disorder needs to read this book. If you have any interest in gardening at all, beware: You'll never look at your plants the same way again.