Lovers and Other Strangers

REREAD 8/18/23I've been in a sort of romance funk so I thought to myself that rereading/listening to a short classic would be just the thing and I couldn't have been more right. I won't add anything to my original review save to say that the fates had me read this story on 8/18 (completely arbitrarily) a date which has major significance in the story. I paired the reading with the audio by [a:Jason Clarke 18581543 Jason Clarke https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png] included in [b:Male/Male Mystery and Suspense Box Set: 6 Novellas 22758024 Male/Male Mystery and Suspense Box Set 6 Novellas Josh Lanyon https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1420757466l/22758024.SY75.jpg 42308307]. Perfect. He can read me anything.Also to say this is only my second read of this story would be an untruth. 7/15 - 7/16Another perfect story from [a:Josh Lanyon 359194 Josh Lanyon https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1289326144p2/359194.jpg] and narrated by [a:Jason Clarke 61221 Jason Clarke https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1442452932p2/61221.jpg] who is capital ‘P' perfect for this mist shrouded & moody mystery. Think “Rebecca” off the coast of Maine.I love how Josh is able to convey a whole family history and limn small town & big city characters in a few deft strokes: Martha & Hiram, the loving caretakers, Thomas, the absent minded uncle, Miss Minton, town eccentric, Paul, the flamboyant city boy with unexpected depths of feeling, and Finn & Fitch, The Barret Boys, so close that Finn confuses himself for Fitch in a photograph yet with such distinct personalities that outsiders can tell them apart just by looking at them. I won't say much else so as not to spoil the story but I'll say that despite his past hesitancy Con is the guy everyone needs loving them.