Drifting

by Stephanie Gertler

Book Overview

Readers and reviewers alike fell in love with "Jimmy's Girl" and "The Puzzle Bark Tree." In her new novel, "Drifting," Gertler once again reveals her gift for exploring the ways in which families... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525947353
• ISBN13: 9780525947356
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Finally a page turner

After reading many disappointing books lately I figured I would give Drifting a chance since I enjoyed Windmill so much and I was not let down. Drifting tells the story of Claire and Eli who are Inn owners in Drifting, Connecticut. Early one morning a stranger with a blind daughter comes knocking on the Inns door looking for a room for a few days. Even though it was out of season, Claire lets him stay. While he is checking in, his blind daughter, Kayla, wanders away from the car. Eli and Claire search for the girl but it is Claire who finds her. An instant bond in formed between Kayla and Claire. Nick, Kaylas father explained that he is on vacation and has custody of Kayla and the mother is out of the picture because she wanted to send Kayly away to a school for the blind. Once this story gets moving, and the mysterious truth about Nick and Kayla come out, you will not want to put this book down. With an underlying story about Claires mother abandoning her at the age of two, Drifting delves into mother-daughter and father-daughter relationships that is sure to capture your heart.

I want more

After finishing this book, I immediately ordered the other two books by the author. The plot was well laid out, the characters were very real and loveable, and it was an overall well written work. If you want a quick read that will keep your attention, I highly recommend this book.

Fabulous Read

This exciting new author has penned a riveting narrative about how difficult it is to spot child abuse and abusers. Claire and Eli Cherney own the inn in Drifting. It is off season when the child and her father arrive. Although Claire senses a need in the child, it is sometime before she comes to agree with Eli that there is something not right about the father. Gertler's novel explores the delicate situation between mothers and daughters and how some ties never are severed. "Drifting" is not what happens when you open the pages of this haunting tale.Beverly J Scott author of Righteous Revenge, Ruth Fever and Jena's Choice.

author's best yet!!!

Claire is a shrink and her husband, Eli, is a vet. They run an inn in a place called Drifting; their children have left the nest. Claire's mother left her when she was 2yrs old and she obviously has never come to turns with this seperation. She grew up with her father, Jack. A father and his blind daughter, Kayla, arrive at the Inn and there begins the well crafted story. It was quite rivetting in parts and I found it really hard to put down! There are really two stories going on at once and the title means so much. It was abit unsettling at the close of the book so I had to start something lighter.Excellent read!

A wonderful story of love and hope

I haven't read any stories written by this author until now. But I was so captivated by this book, that I plan on changing that real soon. I enjoyed this story so much that I couldn't put it down until I was finished----held my interest from the first page until the end.It's the story of abandonment---the main character, Claire, was raised by her father after her mother "took off" when the little girl was only 2. It's the story of love--Claire as a mother and a loving wife to Eli. It's about "letting go" when her grown children go off on their own to try out their wings. Every mother who experiences the "empty nest" can identify with this. There's a darling little girl,Kayla, who is blind--traveling with her father when they enter the story meeting Claire.It's about mystery---Kayla's father is very mysterious, secretive and we find out a fugitive. It's about hope---that Kayla is returned to her waiting mother and family------and that Claire might someday be reunited with her own biological mother inspite of the pain her abandonment caused.It's a loving story of people, the people they love and realtionships------a wonderful read.