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  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Mira; Reprint edition (August 22, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0778323412
  • ISBN-13: 978-0778323419
  • Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 1.3 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (101 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,967 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Character Development
By Amy Leemon VINE VOICE on February 17, 2005
Format: Hardcover
On August 5, 1962 Julie's life changed completely. Until then she was an inquisitive 12 year old girl who dreamed of becoming the next Nancy Drew. She even has a bread box where she keeps things she finds which may be clues to a mystery further down the road. The bread box is a secret and is buried in a corner of the yard. The only one she shares the secret with is her big sister Izzy (Isabelle).

The family is spending the summer, as usual, at their summer home. Izzy is 17 and interested in boys - especially Ned Chapman, the boy next door. Lucy is 9 and is afraid of everything so mainly stays close to home.

But Julie spends the summer playing Nancy Drew, taking the boat out on the canal and fishing with her friends on the other side of the canal. Friends she's not supposed to see because they're black. Of course, being Julie she goes anyway.

Izzy sneaks out at night to sit on the platform and meet Ned. Julie sneaks out too just to see what's going on.

All pretty typical - until Julie mixes in Izzy and Ned's relationship and their lives are changed forever. Someone is murdered and someone is convicted of the murder.

But years later, a letter is found which changes everything!

I really enjoyed this book - the story just gradually grew until it became absolutely riveting. And full of surprises. In fact, I stayed up until almost 2AM to finish the book because I couldn't put it down.

In other words, a VERY good read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA great read . . .
By Patricia Kay on February 11, 2005
Format: Hardcover
I've always loved Diane Chamberlain's work and have bought and read all her books. Any reader has favorites, of course, and I'm no exception. KEEPER OF THE LIGHT is my all-time favorite, but THE BAY AT MIDNIGHT runs a close second. It's always amazing to me how Chamberlain can give you just enough information to keep you hooked yet hold back enough to keep you in suspense about the ultimate outcome of the story. She's a marvelous writer, and her characters live in your mind for a long time. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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5.0 out of 5 starsDrama, Secrets, Love and Mysery
By Clare Chu on April 23, 2013
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This was a fast and easy read and reminiscent of Anne Rivers Siddons' Off Season. It deals with families at a beach summer house, young romances between neighbors, and a tragic death that destroys both families.

The story weaves between the present and the past when a young woman appears on Julie's doorstep with a note hinting the wrong man went to jail for the death of Julie's elder sister forty-one years ago. That man died in jail, and the person who wrote the note is also dead, but the note opens up a new police investigation that drags in the entire family into reliving the events of that fateful summer.

I enjoyed the story, but felt it was too predictable. I won't spoil it, but it becomes pretty obvious what the relationship of the two young lovers is behind the scenes. After that, it was only a matter of casting off the red herrings that the author tried to direct our suspicion by having Julie jump to conclusions.

The ending was not quite satisfactory because the villain did not have sufficient motivation. After following the mystery for well over 400 pages, the final reveal was a letdown. But other than that, it was a well written piece of women's fiction dealing with mothers, daughters, and their relationships.
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5.0 out of 5 starsWONDERFUL
By Judith S. Mcallaster on December 31, 2015
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What an interesting story. Relationships are complicated and often difficult and yet at the same time they can be wonderful. Whether a romantic relationship or family situations we learn and grow from them.
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5.0 out of 5 starsHow lucky can I get!
By avid mystery reader on February 9, 2016
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I enjoyed this book very much. A new favorite author for me. I liked her chapter changes which are similar to those of Jodi Picoult, a favorite author of mine. However this author writes a very good mystery which is a favorite genre of mine. Will order again from this author. How lucky can I get!
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5.0 out of 5 starsA tale full of suspense
By Mary J. Alexander on September 15, 2015
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I am reading this page-turner a second time. I decided that the complexity of the plot and the characters deserve more thought than I could give in the first reading.
I love Diane Chamberlain's books!
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5.0 out of 5 starsAs with all Diane Chamberlain books this one was excellent. Loved the characters and suspense trying to figure ...
By Nana B on March 26, 2015
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As with all Diane Chamberlain books this one was excellent. Loved the characters and suspense trying to figure out the ending as I read it. This is probably one of my favorite of her books. I have read 12-14 at this point and wait for a new one to be released. Chamberlain just doesn't write fast enough for me. Just wish I could find another author who writes just like her.
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4.0 out of 5 starsSecrets and lies...
By Denise Crawford TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on March 20, 2011
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A beautiful young girl. A tragedy on a moonlit night. In 1962, Isabelle Bauer drowned in Bay Head Shores. Her death, ruled a homicide, remained an unsolved mystery despite the fact that a local man was found guilty and spent the rest of his life in prison for the murder. Isabelle's mother and sisters don't talk about her or what happened on that hot August night. Until the day that Julie Bauer, who was 12 years old during that fateful summer, receives a visitor bearing a letter that may or may not shed light on the case.

This is a novel about what happens when secrets are kept and passions are denied. It's about what happens when love is confusing and mistakes are made. The events of that particular night and others during the summer leading up to it are examined from three different points of view. Maria (mother to Isabelle, Julie and Lucy) tells her story, each of the daughters relates what part she played in the unfolding drama, and Julie's daughter, Shannon is meanwhile creating problems of her own that lead the women to finally deal with 40 years of anger, silence, suspicion, guilt, and shame.

The reason I like the novels that Diane Chamberlain writes is because she writes believable characters. This suspense story, set in two different time periods -- 1962 and present day - is a wonderful mystery featuring three generations of women. Those women, a grandmother, two middle-aged daughters, and a teen granddaughter, are so real that they seem to be people that you know who have feelings that you have or that you've had in the past. The interactions and the relationship that they have, the type of personalities and the deep attachment they display, will definitely touch the hearts of readers as the narrative unfolds.

Highly recommend to all fans of romantic suspense novels and to those who enjoy a good family story with a multi-generational cast of interesting women.
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