Body Surfing

A Novel

By: Anita Shreve

Narrated by: Lolita Davidovich

At the age of 29, Sydney has already been once divorced and once widowed. Trying to regain her footing once again, she has answered an ad to tutor the teenage daughter of a well-to-do couple as they spend a sultry summer in their oceanfront New Hampshire cottage.

But when the Edwards' two grown sons, Ben and Jeff, arrive at the beach house, Sydney finds herself caught up in a destructive web of old tensions and bitter divisions. As the brothers vie for her affections, the fragile existence Sydney has rebuilt for herself is threatened. With the subtle wit, lyrical language, and brilliant insight into the human heart that has led her to be called "an author at one with her métier (Miami Herald), Shreve weaves a novel about marriage, family, and the supreme courage that it takes to love.

easy listen

This was a nice, easy, mellow listen. The narrator was good, storyline kept me interested.

Beautifully written

The beach life us described beautifully by Shreve. I enjoyed the character development of the main character and subtle description aspects of the well to do waspy family dynamics.

Light Read but Interesting

If you could sum up Body Surfing in three words, what would they be?

Rebound becomes betrayal

What was one of the most memorable moments of Body Surfing?

The light bulb moment when the one brother realized he had been betrayed by his brother.

Have you listened to any of Lolita Davidovich???s other performances before? How does this one compare?

no

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

no

Exceptional as Usual

The modern day Edith Wharton does it again! The magical way she entwines the lives at the mansion on the New Hampshire shore makes her one of my very favorite authors. Fortunes Rocks is still my favorite, but I look forward to each of her new books with great anticipation and am never disappointed. Davidovitch does an excellent job as reader!

Hard to put down. The concept of the house filled with so many lives was especially riveting.

Thanks for the production, I did not care for the Music added into the reading. If I was relaxing, it seems harsh. Sometimes I use the book to go to sleep and whenever the music came on, it would help me awake. I think in a way the music was interesting and added to the story, but in some ways it took away from it as well.