The Narrowboat Summer

Name: The Narrowboat Summer
Price: 1.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.3 (1144 reviews)
Author: Anne Youngson

by Anne Youngson

Contemporary Fiction Memoir

4.3 (1,144)

4.3 stars from 1,144 reviews. Top 89% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.

304 pages~5.1 hr readPublished by Flatiron BooksPublished 2021-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You're contemplating a life change or sabbatical and want to read about women who actually did it, without it being preachy.
You love stories about female friendships that feel earned and real, built through shared challenges rather than convenience.
You want a novel that's genuinely funny and tender at once, set somewhere concrete and vivid like the English canals.

Maybe not for you if...

You need high stakes or plot twists to stay engaged. This is a quiet book about three women learning to live together.
You're looking for romance. The focus is friendship and self-discovery, not falling in love.
You prefer fast-paced narratives. The pacing mirrors narrowboat speed, which is deliberately slow.

About this book

Eve has left her thirty-year career to become a Free Spirit when Sally arrives at her narrowboat with only a rucksack and carrier bag, having walked away from her husband and grown children. They meet Anastasia, an independent narrowboat-dweller who is suddenly landlocked and facing a life-saving operation. Sally and Eve agree to pilot Anastasia's narrowboat through England's canals while she recovers. As they navigate the eccentricities and challenges of narrowboat life, the three women form an unexpected bond. Over the summer, they travel through the countryside together, and by season's end, each must choose whether to return to her former life or pursue a new direction. The novel explores three women, one dog, and the narrowboat that brings them together, examining themes of second chances and friendship across different life stages.

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Currently on sale at $1.99 — 87% off peak. Price has dropped 7 times over the last 6 years. Goes on sale roughly every 270 days. Typically stays discounted for 1 day.

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Currently #2,438 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller.

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Currently 4.3★ from 1,144 reviews

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