Reviews for Owl Island

The average rating for Owl Island based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-08-19 00:00:00 Pamela Mayer Phoebe fell in love with Whit when she was just 15 and he was just a voice on the radio. He brought her peaceful nights and a longing that she didn't understand. She felt a connection to this man with the beautiful voice and his varied taste in music. She secretly began to write letters to him, and he, in turn, would write back. The letters would only come every so often, but it was enough to know that he was thinking of her and carrying on a conversation with her as if she were an adult. When Phoebe's mother died shortly after she returned from summer camp, she felt no need to stick around. She was an only child. She didn't have much of a relationship with her father. She was capable of being an accelerated student, but she saw no value in school. She packed up and left, singing in gigs at taverns, waiting for the day that she could meet Whit. The day came and it was just as Phoebe imagined. He was brilliant and after doing some documentary films, he was ready to take on a bigger project; one that Phoebe's great mind and writing talent could help with. She is only too eager to be included. What she didn't know, though, was that Whit was a taker. He had a way of manipulating and conniving and at the same time pacifying Phoebe. When he finally revealed his true self, Phoebe couldn't take it any more. She left him, married, had a child, and became a widow in a short space of time. Phoebe hasn't thought about Whit...not all that much anyway, for years. Her daughter has grown and lives in L.A. and visits Phoebe back on Owl Island in Oregon when she can get away from her hectic job. Phoebe has a quiet existence with her own business of making nets for the fisherman. She has friends on the island and a man who loves her but can't get her to commit. She is content. She is content until she learns that Whit is coming to the island to live in a house near hers and he is bringing his young wife. It could be her undoing unless she does something about it. I loved the quiet, gentle writing that revealed characters so real it felt as if they were in my kitchen sipping tea with me. It took a long time for the entire story to be told. Chapters went back and forth from present to past, from Phoebe to Whit to Phoebe's daughter. Because the story flowed so well, though, I never felt impatient or eager for the book to be finished. I love island stories and have read many set in the south, so a different view of island life, this one in Eugene, Oregon was refreshing. Maybe I can visit Phoebe some day. I would like that.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-02-29 00:00:00 Amanda Cooper Only one disappointing conflict. Great setting.