After the gloomy memorial, the formerly pampered 1929 characters mourn the loss of Aryl Sullivan. Claire, now a pregnant widow, is too devastated to cope and withdraws from the group, delving into a deep depression. Caleb drowns his own sorrow in a bottle of whiskey, and Jonathan becomes obsessed with finding the true cause for the boat’s explosion. And Ava anxiously awaits the birth of their … child.
As the family and friends come to grips with Aryl’s death, the struggle to survive both emotionally and financially strains everyone in different ways.
So it’s up to Maura to see them past the worst of it, but she faces setbacks of her own when complications arise in her pregnancy. The new sheriff, Marvin, is working both sides of the law and takes advantage of Caleb’s state, getting him involved in bootlegging that threatens the business and his family. A concerned Patrick tries to help him, but stubborn as a mule, Caleb won’t listen.
But the gears of life slowly start to move again, and new friends are made and old enemies return. Claire finds refuge in Gordon, a widower, and the two find a common bond, finally allowing her to move on and accept her new life.
Until she’s met with a shocking surprise.
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This book follows the three couples we met in “1929”. Along with other family members and friends it tells how they are all coping with a new town and careers. It would be a good book for me to cuddle up with during a snowstorm because I really care about these people and there is a little more action than in the first.
This book leaves with a cliffhanger so you have to read the next book in the series. Lots of loose ends and the characters were hard to get to know. This was not a good read in my opinion.
This book is part of a five book series about 4 couples who survived the Great Depression. Their lives were full of change from glitz and glammer to lives of survival. It was fun to walk thru the twists and turns for their lives thru the years that followed
Reading some of the reviews, especially the one stars I was wondering if we read the same book.
Yes, there were mistakes: grammatical, timeline and historical mistakes – but does that really impact the story. Or are they so critical about all of the above that they had no empathy for the plot?
This is not an easy read, for sure. But, saying that, …
The book begins with the memorial for Aryl who presumably died in the boat explosion. This event leaves everyone depressed and despondent. Claire, his pregnant wife, goes into a deep depression and withdraws from the group, Caleb starts to drink heavily, and Jonathan is determined to find out what truly caused the explosion.
The big question is …
Insightful and fascinating look into life around the great Depression.
You need to read the series from the beginning to get a real feel for the characters and where they are coming from.
Interesting characters in difficult circumstances and an historical setting.
This is the continuing story of the three couples introduced the book “1929”. The struggle of the depression continues through this book. If you have ever wondered what life was like during this period of our history, I would highly recommend these interesting novels.
I enjoyed the book until nearly finished. The ending was not the greatest, to me the story just dropped off.
Loved the characters so much.
Marvelous story of surviving life. You have to read these books in order for them to make sense. 1929 1930 1931 this would be an awesome limited series for television.
Part of a series. Should start with 1929 books
Wonderful book. The whole series is one you can’t put down.
Not what I expected and did not finish it.
I enjoyed and hated it to be over
Interesting story but a challenge to follow when the storyline started several books ago. Not a good stand alone book.
Read the whole series and loved it.
A continuation of the series “1929” which is a great series.
I really enjoyed this book.