Good Harbor by Anita Diamant
This is the first novel I've read (re: finished) in years... at least since law school. This was the perfect reentry back into reading. Why? It's quick and interesting. Anita has a way of drawing the reader into the mentality of her character. I felt the emotions and thoughts processes the women had through every step of the book. I laughed quite a few times throughout the book as Anita brought cute little plot points to life. The book itself goes through hard topics, such as cancer, loss, grief, loneliness, struggling family dynamics, and self love and self hate.Two unlikely women meet near Gloucester, Mass. and form a friendship at a time where both need to feel a connection to something. They find this friendship by meeting and taking walks along Good Harbor beach. Kathleen finds out she had breast cancer and struggles with it not being the same deadly diagnosis that her sister had. Kathleen is the character in which the hits just kept on coming. She feels to compl...