A Summer All Her Own    by Rosanne Keller Order:  USA  Can New American Library, 2006 (2006) Softcover Read an Excerpt     Reviewed by Mary Ann Smyth Anna Sandoval arrives on the island of Crete, seeking a refuge. She needs to heal from pain caused by the death of her husband Paul (from a sudden heart attack) realizing her pain is only stimulated by well-meaning friends who counsel her that time will heal her wounds. Anna steps into another world, a golden one filled with sunshine and new friends and a chance to discover who she is other than Paul Sandoval's wife and the mother of his children. But faced with - among other things - topless beaches and the local custom of late dining, she realizes she is all alone and not sure that's what she wants. Anna's reawakening is a joy to read about. Her vacation on the island of Crete is also a pleasure to share. Rosanne Keller's take on that wonderful place makes it a vacation spot for the reader as Anna travels the island, both alone and with a male companion. Anna makes friends with local residents and begins to find answers to some pretty powerful questions. She learns life lessons - many applicable to all of us - through good advice from people who have been there and done that. At times, Anna has conversations with herself that could easily reflect our own soliloquies - except here there's a storybook ending. But storybook endings can be very good, as is the case in A Summer All Her Own. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Romance books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews