Introduction
After attending her sister Celine’s wedding in the family’s Italian Villa, her sister should be loving her honeymoon and she should be back home in the security of her well-curated life in New York. Marine has created a life in New York that even though she works at her family’s company, she stays as separated from them as possible. This ideal life seems to work perfectly until Celine shows up in New York unexpectedly in the middle of her honeymoon and insists that Marine comes back with her. Marina is a tale full of mysteries and tales of the sister’s lives throughout the book.
about marina
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“It’s like womanhood, all the invisible work is expected, but can’t be seen, and it’ll be scoffed at either way.”
summary (spolier-free)
Marina is a story about two sisters. The book goes to and fro from the past when the girls were growing up to the present. The story begins at Celine’s wedding at the Italian Villa. Celine seems distraught at the wedding and Marine seems convinced she must be regretting the wedding itself but Celine assures her that is not the case. The wedding goes on, and all the magazines are there to write articles for the wedding and Celine’s future business. When the wedding is over, Celine and her husband head out on a yacht for the honeymoon and Marine heads back to New York. Marine is much more secure in New York where she has curated the life she wants away as much as possible from the umbrella of her family. Her only connection that she chooses to keep is to work at the family company. Marine’s respite of a life is interrupted when she finds out that her sister is missing from her own honeymoon and that she is on her way to New York. The story continues as Marine agrees to go back to Santorini with her sister. This book is a beautiful simple story that keeps you guessing and handles the storyline with respect and honesty. Without giving too much away, Julienne Smith gives an honest hand to something many women have dealt with in our lives and I was very touched to see how she kneaded everything into the story.
what i loved
Marina has beautiful descriptions and gives an honest take on the relationship between sisters. I loved the style of her writing and was so happy to be able to read and review this book.
who should read marina
This is the perfect book to read on a road trip, curl up for a weekend read by the fire. This book will be loved by sisters everywhere.
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