Review: Montauk

Montauk by Nicola Harrison
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Montauk is the story of Beatrice, the woman who married well before the start of the American involvement in WWII. Although she's a simple Pennsylvania girl at heart, the tragic death of her brother led her back to New York where she attended college, and straight into the arms of a man who thought of nothing except his ultimate business and personal successes.

It's a summer in Montauk that changes their lives, and the lives of all those summering in the area as well as the locals who are tasked to cater to their big city ways. Beatrice wants to be a great wife for her husband, but her lack of children and the fact that Harry simply doesn't want to spend time with her drives Beatrice to think outside the box when it comes to making friends and finding ways to occupy her time.

The book is supposed to take place in the 1930s, but sometimes the phrasing and the vocabulary took me out of the time period since it was written in first person. The ending of the book (which I won't give away here) does feel like it fit the time and setting because it seems to punish Beatrice for not being the person that everyone else wanted her to be.

*Book provided by NetGalley


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