Umbrella Summer

I have been looking for a good book that I can lose myself in for a little while. The last few books that I have read have just not pulled me in. This book however sucked me in. I read it all in one sitting. What a lovely story about finding joy again after sorrow. I highly recommend this book and the recently released Lost in the Sun which follows a different character from Umbrella Summer. Lisa Graff has a talent for creating lovable characters.

Our main character is trying to forge ahead but it's hard when your brother dies unexpectedly. She meets the new neighbor across the street who helps her with her situation by using an analogy to carrying an open umbrella long after the rain has stopped. The neighbor and our main character work together to close their umbrellas and to help others close theirs.