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    June: A Novel
    June: A Novel
    June: A Novel
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    June: A Novel

    Written by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

    Narrated by Sofia Willingham

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    From the New York Times bestselling author of Bittersweet comes a novel of suspense and passion about a terrible mistake made sixty years ago that threatens to change a modern family forever. 

    Twenty-five-year-old Cassie Danvers is holed up in her family’s crumbling mansion in rural St. Jude, Ohio, mourning the loss of the woman who raised her—her grandmother, June. But a knock on the door forces her out of isolation. Cassie has been named the sole heir to legendary matinee idol Jack Montgomery's vast fortune. How did Jack Montgomery know her name? Could he have crossed paths with her grandmother all those years ago? What other shocking secrets could June’s once-stately mansion hold?

    Soon Jack’s famous daughters come knocking, determined to wrestle Cassie away from the inheritance they feel is their due. Together, they all come to discover the true reasons for June’s silence about that long-ago summer, when Hollywood came to town, and June and Jack’s lives were forever altered by murder, blackmail, and betrayal. As this page-turner shifts deftly between the past and present, Cassie and her guests will be forced to reexamine their legacies, their definition of family, and what it truly means to love someone, steadfastly, across the ages. 

    Praise for June

    “Intrigue? Yes, please. Scandals and surprise inheritances? All the yesses! . . . Savor every page of this twisty novel.”—Cosmopolitan

    “Cinematic.”—Vanity Fair

    “An enthralling story of Hollywood glamour, first love and shifting loyalties . . . June invites readers to sink into its narrative the way Cassie sinks into the embrace of Two Oaks: with a thirst for a good story and a tall glass of lemonade.”—Shelf Awareness

    “[It's] the perfect kind of literary love story, a thrilling Hollywood plot of murder and blackmail commingled with the steady, capacious Midwest. Best read with a glass of cold lemonade.”—Andrew Unger (BookCourt), New York Post

    “From Castle Otranto to Wuthering Heights, houses have inhabited our fictions for centuries, shaping the narrative and characters. In Miranda Beverly-Whittemore’s absorbing Gothic mystery, June, Two Oaks, a mansion in rural Ohio, influences the dreams and desires of the two generations of unyielding women. . . . [A] bittersweet love story hidden beneath blackmail and murder.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
    Release dateMay 31, 2016
    ISBN9780451482853
    Author

    Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

    Miranda Beverly-Whittemore is the author of three novels, including The Effects of Light and Set Me Free, which won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, for the best book of fiction by an American woman published in 2007. A recipient of the Crazyhorse Fiction Prize, she lives and writes in Brooklyn and Vermont.

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    • 3/5
      This was a moderately readable book. I truly enjoyed reading about June and Lindie in 1955, but thought present day Cassie was a bit of a dull dud. The author did a fabulous job drawing the reader into small town Ohio in the 50's, but she didn't seem to know what to do with a modern setting. I wasn't crazy about "Bittersweet", but thought this book sounded interesting enough to give Beverly-Whittmore another opportunity. I don't think I'll bother with a third chance...
    • 3/5
      Cassie Danvers has isolated herself in her family's estate, needing the time to herself to mourn the loss of her grandmother, June. And she really would like to be left alone. Which is why she's none too happy to be disturbed by a man she's never met before. And she has no idea what to think when he informs her that she's been named as the sole heir to the fortune of Jack Montgomery, a famous movie star. Jack has two daughters who have their own interest in the inheritance, and they would like Cassie to submit to a DNA test to prove she has no claim to the money. But, again, Cassie just wants to be left alone.

      Contrary to Cassie's wishes, Jack's daughters soon show up on Cassie's doorstep, not willing to let their father's fortune get away from them. And in between flashbacks to June's childhood, they begin to understand what it means to be family, famous, and fortunate.

      There are some interesting twists in this one that I will admit I did not see coming. It proved to be just enough to keep me interested and turning the pages to see what would happen next. The flashbacks to June's story were helpful in understanding how things got to their current state, but they didn't always have a strong connection to an overall thread in moving the plot forward. That said, it all builds to an unexpected ending.

      [Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via BloggingForBooks.]
    • 4/5
      What a treat to receive an advanced copy through Edelweiss. This novel does not disappoint. The story toggles back and forth from the modern day perspective of June's granddaughter, to the turning point of June's life in the past. This is a romantic tale of interwoven characters with a surprise twist. I miss miss the people I became find of while reading. I feel slightly cheated at not having more time with both June & Jack and Cassie & her new love. :)

    • 4/5
      It seems that the thing to do in writing these days is set the story in two times and go back and forth to finally bring it all together at the end with a conclusion that ties it all up nicely. I can understand the desire to explore the past to explain the present but there has to be another way to tell a story. That being written June is one of the better tales that uses this conceit to get the story told.

      I did enjoy the mix of characters and places that Ms. Beverly Whittemore brought together to share her world. It was a book I breezed through and it left me satisfied at the end.
    • 4/5
      A fun read that is perfect for when all the books you have been reading are grim and dark. This book is easy to read and hard to put down!
    • 4/5
      Dual timelines and dual heroines make up Miranda Beverly-Whitemore’s fourth novel, June. At the heart of this suspenseful tale are movie stars, inheritances, and the fine line between truthfulnesses and falsehoods.
      I loved that the title had played three roles, first as the book’s title; second, as the 1955 heroine’s name; and third, as the month both timelines occurred: June 1955 and June 2015.
      The book opens in June 2015. Cassie Danvers has retreated back to her grandmother’s home, Two Oaks, in small town St. Jude, Ohio. She seems a tad delusional, or maybe, it’s just sensitivity to the spirits that still lurk in the crumbling mansion. Even her dreams are made of the houses’ long-gone inhabitants. She also seems to be suffering from clinical depression.
      The mansion is almost beyond repair, yet all the twenty-five year-old wants to do is stay in bed. She barely eats, lets the mail pile up on the foyer floor, and refuses to answer the landline. Cassie is not only mourning her grandmother, but she is reeling from the breakup, which instigated (I think), with her beau, Jim, back in New York City.
      Then the doorbell rings.
      The story then switches to June 1955. Told from Lindie’s point of view, the whole town is anxiously awaiting the arrival of a film crew, in town to shoot the exteriors for Erie Canal. Starring in the movie are handsomer-than-handsome Jack Montgomery and more-beautiful-than- a-spring day Diane DeSoto.
      June is expected to marry Artie Danvers in three days’ time, provided he returns to St. Jude.
      June is a wonderful novel, full of interesting characters and plot twists. It took me a little while to get into the story. I had hoped to be pulled in quicker to the story. Cassie’s section was slower to develop than June’s. I think Lindie’s strong character had a lot to do with it. That’s the reason I give June 4 out of 5 stars.
      I received this novel from Blogging for Books in exchange for this review.
    • 4/5
      like another reader, I too enjoy books that have a character attempting to solve a past mystery. This coupled with the fact that it as written by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore had me excited about reading "June." I was not disappointed.

      This book had an exciting cast of characters as well as a mesmerizing story and I'm already looking forward to the next Whittemore
    • 3/5
      First things first: if your name is June, you need to wait until next June to read this book, because then you will be a June reading in June a book titled June in which many things happen in June.

      June (the book) is set in two times: June 1955, and June 2015. In 1955, June (the person) is a teenage girl in rural Ohio, awaiting her quasi-arranged-marriage to a local boy, the brother of the town hustler. While she's waiting, though, Hollywood comes to town to film a love story set on the Erie Canal. Will the handsome leading man steal her heart?

      In 2015, June's granddaughter has inherited her house -- and learns that she may have inherited millions from an old movie star as well. Is she really the rightful heir to a Hollywood fortune? If so, why wouldn't her grandmother have told her?

      As you can see, it's a bit of a soap opera in written form. Nonetheless, it's an enjoyable beach read. The characters in both time periods are easy to root for but not overly idealized, and the plot unfolds in a pleasant if not particularly surprising manner. For me, the highlights were the descriptions of the lovely old mansion June grew up in, which I believe exists in real life and may have inspired the story.


      I received a copy of this ebook from the publisher in exchange for my honest review, but I read the published hardcopy, which I received in a paid subscription box.
    • 3/5
      I really enjoy stories that link the past & present together like this one does. However, the plot moved along a bit too slow for my taste and I found Cassie's notions about the house "being alive" and feeling the presence of spirits or people around a bit off-putting. In spite of that, I was interested enough in the plot to finish and see how it ends - overall an OK read.
    • 3/5
      This book was a good read and definitely kept me hooked but probably not a book that will stay in my mind for a long time. There were two parallel story lines, one in 1955 and one present day. I felt more connected with the story of 1955 and more felt sorry for the main character of the present day story line. But overall, a good read that was entertaining.
    • 4/5
      I received this novel as an early reviewer. It is a lovely story of love and loyalty, alternating from a love story of the 1950s and how it impacts a granddaughter in modern life.j Thanks for the opportunity to read a novel that kept my interest and to enjoy its twists and turns.
    • 3/5
      2.75 Stars

      I saw a lot of good reviews for June and was eager to start it. But though it promised a "page-turner" in the synopsis, I found the story to drag. While I found the premise intriguing, one of the problems I had was that I thought Cassie's decision to not just do the DNA test right away was petty and unnecessary. All (or most) questions could have been answered if she would have done this at the beginning.

      The story oscillates between past and present and I enjoyed the story of Jack and June. However, much of Cassie and Tate's story bored me and I didn't care for the characters of the present.

      I received a copy from Goodreads' First Reads in return for an honest review.
    • 5/5
      I loved this story and the back and forth between June and Cassie's time. I could visualize the characters, settings and events vividly while reading. There were some nice plot twists, so it wasn't all predictable. Could have done without Cassie's feelings of "people" in the house and the house having "feelings or being alive", but to me that part was minimal. Will look for more by the author.
    • 2/5
      I have started this book three times and while the premise sounds really interesting, I just could not get into it. From the first chapter where a house is basically talking as if it is a real-life, breathing thing, I was thrown off and somewhat bored. I will try to read this one again when I am in another frame of mind, but for now this one just wasn't for me.
    • 2/5
      I struggled to get through this book. There was just too much going back and forth in time periods which made it hard to keep track of the characters. Many secrets were eventually revealed but that didn't make the story any easier to follow. Thank you LibraryThing for allowing me to read this book.
    • 3/5
      After struggling through the first 100 pages and almost calling it quits I finally finished and can honestly say it was a fairly good book! Definitely not a page turner but enough action and drama (after 100 pages!) to keep me interested in the outcome of the story. Cassie, the main character, receives a huge inheritance from a film star who recently passed away. Why did she receive this and what does this have to do with her grandmother June? Cassie moves back into her family's mansion inherited from her grandmother. She loved her deceased grandmother and is terribly sad as is the house. Yes, the crumbling mansion has a life of its own, a history filled with secrets, lost love, and tradegy. I love old houses with a history so to me this old mansion was the most interesting "character" in the story. All in all June was an enjoyable light read which I won from LibraryThing. (less)
    • 4/5
      Thoroughly enjoyed this story and the characters in the book. The people and the place especially Two Oaks, the crumbling mansion which spans the history of the novel are beautifully written. This story takes place in a small fictional town in Ohio during the 1950's and 2015. This book is part mystery, part family drama, part romance and a little bit of suspense thrown in. A blurb on the back of the book describes it as "cinematic" and I agree wholeheartedly with that depiction. If you like a good literary story this book will not let you down.
    • 4/5
      I received an Early Reviewers copy from LibraryThing of June. This was an enjoyable read. Secrets, movie stars, love, friendship, past, present, blackmail. Oh, and a house that dreams. It was only after I finished the book that I realized I didn't like any of the characters. I think Lindie was the only one who came close to being likable for me. I still enjoyed the book, but I would have preferred to have at least one character with whom I felt some kind of connection.
    • 5/5
      Cassie is a 25 year old woman who moves into her grandmother’s crumbling mansion after she passes away. Cassie is depressed about her grandmother and her failed relationship so she seeks seclusion and hides out. Suddenly a knock on the door changes her whole world. Nick, assistant to famous actress Tate Montgomery, informs Cassie that the world famous actor Jack Montgomery has died and left her all of his money claiming her as his granddaughter. His daughter, Tate, however is not about to let it go without proof. The two, along with Tate’s sister and assistants, set out to discover the truth about Jack and Cassie’s grandmother June.

      I thought this book was very interesting and well written. The author took on a unique view point in that the house had a viewpoint and influenced the way Cassie felt. It told her the story of her grandmother through her dreams. The first few pages I was not sure how I would like that in the story but I soon loved it. Experiencing that different vantage point was refreshing. The crumbling mansion started out sleepily dreaming about the past when it had June and her family living in it and ignoring Cassie who recently moved in. Example excerpt from the book:

      HOUSES DON’T ALWAYS DREAM. IN FACT, MOST DON’T. BUT once again, Two Oaks was dreaming of the girls-the one called June, who looked like a woman, and the one called Lindie, who looked like a boy. In the dream, June and Lindie lay together in what was in that era, June’s bedroom, just off the stairs.
      It was dreaming that rescued Two Oaks out of its present state-from its third-floor ballroom wheeling with bats, down its dusty master staircase, into the foyer piled with mail addressed to the dead, and hen back up the ruddy pine of the servant stairs—almost fooling the mansion into believing itself on the precipice of adventure. The old house summoned the whispers swirling off the girls’ tongues, the secrets scuttling inside their quick minds, the push of June’s will and the pull of Lindie’s desire.

      The characters were very well developed and I really felt as though I knew these people. I hurt when they hurt and I smiled when they received a victory. I never felt as though they were simply names on a page, they were friends and family and at times, enemies. The story flowed really well and was broken into the current time, and the time in which June was young in 1955. Each section leaves you with a cliff-hanger when you have to start again with the other year. I loved the way that was set up. I could not wait to get back to the time period I was reading on but then I got sucked into the next time period and it continued that was throughout the book. I did not want to put this book down. This is a book I will reread many times.

      *I received this book free in exchange for my honest review*
    • 2/5
      JUNE disappointed me.

      A young woman, Cassie, lives alone since the death of her grandmother, June, in the big, old home that has been in her family for years. When Cassie is told that she has inherited millions of dollars from a dead movie idol, Jack Montgomery, the mysteries begin.

      This book is two stories: Cassie’s is the present-day story, and the other, for the most part, is of June and Jack in 1955. Here is the first disappointment: we are to believe that Cassie dreams the story of June and Jack. Another thing: the house is alive and making Cassie dream these dreams. Really.

      Both stories are hard to swallow, and each has a nice, neat conclusion.
    • 3/5
      Received as Early Reviewer
      June follows the lives of a grandmother and her granddaughter, told through the view of 50 years apart. After the loss off her beloved grandmother, Cassie begins a journey to discover the truth behind June's very secretive life. The story is sweet, the idea is good. But it follows a common format of people doing stupid things for the wrong reasons. They make choices which only serve the purpose of propelling the story in a certain direction. There is an attempt to create complex characters, but they feel unreal. At points I felt myself rolling my eyes at the choices made by the characters.
    • 3/5
      I enjoyed this book but found it to be a bit slow in parts. The plot could have moved a bit more quickly. June's story is told by her granddaughter Cassie in present day and by June's best friend Lindie in 1955. June is set in St. Jude, Ohio and covers two time periods. The story set in 195 focuses on friends June and Lindie and what takes place the summer a major Hollywood movie was shot in St. Jude. The second time line focuses on Cassie, who is June's granddaughter. She inheritsJune's old mansion in Ohio. Cassie is depressed from a former relationship and must decide what to do with the mansion. Cassie begins to uncover secrets from her grandmother's past. I liked the ending but it took the author a long time to get there. I found Cassie and the characters in this time period to be a little juvenile for their age I received this book from Librarything Early Reviewers program.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed the way the author moved you from the present to the past, her twist of surprises tucked in here and there kept you guessing and anticipating the answers to the questions that were plaguing the main characters. Very nice read!
    • 4/5
      The beginning of this book almost put me off but I persevered and it was well worth it. The story told in this novel is about a young woman who during the 1950's was torn between an arranged marriage and an unexpected encounter with a film star which turned into the love of their lives but with repercussions. The truth of the story is revealed through research of a granddaughter nearly 60 years later. I liked it.
    • 4/5
      I received a copy of this novel from Penguin Random House, via LibraryThing, in exchange for my honest review. Thank you.

      This was a novel that started slowly for me but improved as it progressed. It was a light read, very nice for summer reading. The setting is in a small town in Ohio and there are dual time periods: 1955 when a Hollywood movie was filmed there, and 2015 when the protagonist, Cassie, was trying to make sense of what happened in 1955 concerning her beloved grandmother, June. Even though the storylines constantly switched between the time periods, it held my interest.

      The old and crumbling house, Two Oaks, was like a main character and I liked it as much as some of the well-developed characters. There are mystery, murder, secrets, blackmail, romance, family relationships, and some twists I didn't see coming. 4 Stars.
    • 5/5
      Great book. A non-challenging, light read. Easy to put down and pick back up during a busy summer. Loved the characters and story line. I would highly recommend this book to all. It's been too long since I read a good book - glad I spent Summer Nights on this one.
    • 4/5
      Title: June: A Novel
      Author: Miranda Beverly-Whittemore
      Publisher: Crown
      Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
      Rating: 4.5
      Review:

      "June" by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

      My Thoughts.....

      A read that will go back and forth from 2015 where we get Cassie's story and back to 1955 to June's story where the storyline centers around Cassie Danvers inherited her grandmothers old mansion that was call 'Two Oaks' [covering two time periods] in St Jude, Ohio. I found this author's writing style was beautiful in how she delivers to the reader the details about this house [[definitely the picture taking]. But after all is said and done this house is falling down with overdue bills and it all looked quite a downward spiral for Cassie until she answers her door and finds Nick on her doorstep telling her that someone had left her '37 million dollars, some property and an island [from the fortune of Jack Morgan, a very wealthy and famous Hollywood actor]. Now, what was all of this about? Why did they want her to take a DNA test to prove she was related? And a question that came to me was why didn't Cassie want to take this test? Wouldn't that have solved some of the problems presented regarding this situation? Now, what happens when the DNA test come in? Wow! This story will get quite interesting in what Cassie says she will and will not do. What all will happen when Tate, Nick and Hank along with Jack Morgan's famous daughters have come to Two Oaks to live with her for a period of time? The story gets even more interesting as the story switches from Cassie to what had happen with her grandmother June. The big question is what is the big secret about her grandmother's past? I found the two time periods will keep you guessing to what all is going on all the way to the very end of this story. This is truly one read that you will not get it until the end and I liked the way this author presented it to the readers. The characters [Cassie, Tate, Elda, Nick, Hank, June, Jack Lindie & Apatha] were mostly likable however I did find a few others I did not care for. But for the most part most the characters were well portrayed and even believable giving the reader a story where many things happened with the 'many revelations, blackmail, mystery, personal sacrifice, secrets, Hollywood glamour, family drama, to murder' where the list will go on and on giving a reader one heck of a intriguing and captivating dual timeline story. By the time I got to the end of the novel I felt that the read did lack something... even though Cassie may have lived up to its promises...I was left thinking there had been too many secrets even though they were revealed in the end but did I miss something? So, this is where I would definitely recommend you pick up this novel and see for yourself if you will get all of the expectations you thought were needed at the end.
    • 2/5
      Normally I sit down and read a book from beginning to end in one day. The action in this book failed to grab my attention and it took more than three weeks and multiple sittings before I could finish reading this book. I never connected to any of the characters or the storyline in any manner.
    • 4/5
      I enjoyed this book- I read it on a long plane flight this summer and found it to be engaging and eventful. I found Cassie to be a difficult character to warm up to at first because she wasn't very believable and I didn't trust her, but by the end, I found her evolution to be interesting. I found both June and Lindie to be enthralling- their relationship and plot was by far the savior of the book for me.
    • 3/5
      I felt like this book was a little boring. it was interesting that the story was split into to time periods but each of the story lines would be boring standalone. I would not recommend this as a must read but I also would not say to stay away. it is readable and goes pretty quick. I do however recommend her other book, the effects of light.
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