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    Stargazey Point: A Novel

    By Shelley Noble

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    Shelley Noble's Stargazey Point is a beautiful story of love, heartbreak, friendship, and new beginnings.

    Devastated by tragedy during her last project, documentarian Abbie Sinclair seeks refuge with three octogenarian siblings, who live in a looming plantation house at the edge of the world.

    South Carolina’s Stargazey Point used to be a popular family beach resort, but the beaches have eroded, most of the businesses have closed, and the crowds have gone. It's the perfect place to hide from the rest of world.

    But hiding is harder than she thought it would be. There's a wise Gullah woman who seems to see into Abbie's soul, and an intriguing man on a quest to bring Stargazey Point back to life.

    Stargazey Point by Shelley Nobel is the perfect beach read any time of year.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateJul 9, 2013
    ISBN9780062258359
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    Stargazey Point: A Novel
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    Shelley Noble

    Shelley Noble is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Whisper Beach, Beach Colors, and The Tiffany Girls, the story of the largely unknown women artists responsible for much of Tiffany’s legendary glasswork, as well as several historical mysteries. A former professor, professional dancer and choreographer, she now lives in New Jersey halfway between the shore, where she loves visiting lighthouses and vintage carousels, and New York City, where she delights in the architecture, the theatre, and ferreting out the old stories behind the new. Shelley is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Women’s Fiction Writers Association, and Historical Novel Society.

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    • 3/5
      I found my mind wandering frequently while reading. I think the pace was too slow.
    • 4/5
      Abbie Sinclair heads to to Stargazey Point to try and decompress after a very traumatic experience. Her best friend has relatives who live there and her friend thinks it's the perfect place for Abbie to just get away from it all. The relatives are three 80+ year old siblings living in a mansion by the sea; although it's a mansion that has seen much better days. Abbie thinks she will stay for a short visit, sit on the beach and just vegetate. Uh-huh.While there she meets the various characters that inhabit the small town from the neglected children to the grieving widow to the mean town drunk. She also meets Cabot Reyolds the Third, who had moved to Stargazey Point after being left a legacy by his uncle. He left a lucrative career as an architect and a beautiful fiance behind to pursue his passion. A passion that no one in in family seems to understand. Sparks fly of course, between Abbie and Cabot.You don't have to invest much effort into the reading of this novel, it just breezes along rather quickly. It is a simple, enjoyable beach read and none of the characters really made me care overmuch about them but I would love to find a place like Stargazey Point - it was the most well developed "character" in the book. Many of the people were rather undeveloped; maybe unfinished is a better word. Particularly the three Crispin siblings with whom Abbie stays. They allude to much and have an air of mystery but nothing is really explained. It was frustrating.Was I happy I read it? I would say yes. Would I read it again - no. It was a lovely diversion; a read that didn't require me to think or research or even wonder. A relaxing read. Sometimes a person needs one.
    • 5/5
      An endearing read making you want to re-live days gone by and become involved in a small historic town restoration --nothing more charming than a carousel.

      I enjoyed the talent and passion which existed in this town and especially the drive, determination, and vision of these strong characters. This is not your typical beach read, as it was so much more – with carefully developed characters and a heartwarming town full of people with a past full of sorrows, hearts to be mended, and dreams which have yet to be fulfilled.

      Shelly does a wonderful job of pulling you into the storyline and loved the novella Stargazey Nights which is a great into to Cab Reynolds. I immediately started reading Stargazey Point. (great cover). It was a joy seeing Abbie and Cab from different walks of life come together and you will fall in love with Beau! Millie reminds me so of many southern women who are not very realistic and all about putting on appearances, when they have no money. Loved Ervina and Sarah as both very independent women with wit and strength – always keep you laughing.

      Would love to see a Stargazey series and sequel --as this cast of characters are too good to end! I could see some romance for Bethane and the new wedding business, and possibly some more history from Beau, a new relationship for Sarah, and of course more to come for Abbie/Cab in this charming town as it continues to come alive and make dreams come true.
    • 4/5
      Another feel good Southern charmer with some bite. After a traumatic event in her life Abbey Sinclair escapes to Stargazey Point, to the relatives of her best fried, hoping to reassess her life and recover from her heartache. Here she meets three charming, gentile elderly southerns and a wonder Gullah woman who tires to help her. Stargazey Point has seen better days, once an amusement park and boardwalk, it never recovered from the hurricane that leveled the same. Cab, had spent every summer here with his uncle and he wants more than anything to refurbish the old carousal.The characters and the place are the stars of this novel. They are all so wonderful, and the place just seems for the most part so peaceful and beautiful, I would love to visit. This is a comfort read, a place for second chances, with the unscrupulous land developers providing the tension. The only little complaint is that there is quite a bit of dialogue in this novel, maybe at times an excessive amount, that can get somewhat repetitive. Good summer read.
    • 4/5
      Documentary filmmaker Abbie Sinclair is deeply damaged after her latest project ended in tragedy. Luckily for her, her best friend stateside has a few elderly relatives who are happy to host Abbie in their crumbling seaside mansion while she figures out what comes next. Cabot Reynolds the Third is a man who gave up a promising career as an architect to return to the down and out South Carolina beach town of Stargazey Point to restore his uncle's carousel and, hopefully, breathe new life into the town before its natives are forced to sell out to developers. The elderly Crispin siblings are Stargazey Point's old money, but their funds are quickly disappearing. The three have fallen to selling off their belongings to pay off their taxes. Despite their troubles Abbie finds a home with Millie, Marnie, and Beau, and before long she finds that she doesn't have to jet around the world to keep up with the deeds of her over-achieving, do-gooder family members, there's plenty of good to be done right in Stargazey Point. (Desc. yourotherleft, 9/13)
    • 4/5
      Documentary filmmaker Abbie Sinclair is deeply damaged after her latest project ended in tragedy. Luckily for her, her best friend stateside has a few elderly relatives who are happy to host Abbie in their crumbling seaside mansion while she figures out what comes next. Cabot Reynolds the Third is a man who gave up a promising career as an architect to return to the down and out South Carolina beach town of Stargazey Point to restore his uncle's carousel and, hopefully, breathe new life into the town before its natives are forced to sell out to developers. The elderly Crispin siblings are Stargazey Point's old money, but their funds are quickly disappearing. The three have fallen to selling off their belongings to pay off their taxes. Despite their troubles Abbie finds a home with Millie, Marnie, and Beau, and before long she finds that she doesn't have to jet around the world to keep up with the deeds of her over-achieving, do-gooder family members, there's plenty of good to be done right in Stargazey Point.What to say about Stargazey Point? It's a stereotype in the best possible way. It's a town that has been plunged into hard times by a few too many storms, where taxes are still sky-rocketing forcing natives out in favor of soulless, big-money resorts. It's peopled by a pack of well-intentioned, incredibly meddlesome southern ladies who are at the ready when it comes to pushing this damaged stranger to rediscover her purpose. All it takes is a little boost from a guy who favors his small-town roots to his big-city career and a woman who seems to know how to draw out the best in people even when she can only see the worst in herself, to give the struggling natives of Stargazey Point the incentive they need to embrace their town's heritage and make it new again.The plot is a little too contrived, most of the characters are a little too saccharine, the "deep, dark" secrets are little too close to the surface, and the cynics are a bit too easily won over, but Abbie's story is addictive nonetheless. There's always something compelling about a person finding healing, redemption, and love after tragedy, even more so when she's entwined in a town filled with exaggeratedly loveable characters finding its feet again. The town of Stargazey Point jumps off the page, and Abbie's story is just the sort of easy-reading, satisfying tale that reads best on a lazy summer day.
    • 4/5
      Charming southern chick lit.... a great summer read. I simply loved the southern small town atmosphere and the characters were wonderful. The plot was a bit predictable at times, but there were also some twists and turns. The story was heartwarming and the characters were so friendly and charming...I would love to live in a place like Stargazey Point!
    • 4/5
      Abbie Sinclair heads to to Stargazey Point to try and decompress after a very traumatic experience. Her best friend has relatives who live there and her friend thinks it's the perfect place for Abbie to just get away from it all. The relatives are three 80+ year old siblings living in a mansion by the sea; although it's a mansion that has seen much better days. Abbie thinks she will stay for a short visit, sit on the beach and just vegetate. Uh-huh.While there she meets the various characters that inhabit the small town from the neglected children to the grieving widow to the mean town drunk. She also meets Cabot Reyolds the Third, who had moved to Stargazey Point after being left a legacy by his uncle. He left a lucrative career as an architect and a beautiful fiance behind to pursue his passion. A passion that no one in in family seems to understand. Sparks fly of course, between Abbie and Cabot.You don't have to invest much effort into the reading of this novel, it just breezes along rather quickly. It is a simple, enjoyable beach read and none of the characters really made me care overmuch about them but I would love to find a place like Stargazey Point - it was the most well developed "character" in the book. Many of the people were rather undeveloped; maybe unfinished is a better word. Particularly the three Crispin siblings with whom Abbie stays. They allude to much and have an air of mystery but nothing is really explained. It was frustrating.Was I happy I read it? I would say yes. Would I read it again - no. It was a lovely diversion; a read that didn't require me to think or research or even wonder. A relaxing read. Sometimes a person needs one.
    • 5/5
      I received an Uncorrected Proof of Stargazey Point by Shelley Noble as an Early Reviewer for librarything.com in return for my honest review.I simply loved this story. It was an easy summer read that brought to life the Stargazey Point community and many of the charming characters who lived in this South Carolina neighborhood. The catalyst for this story was Abbie Sinclair, a woman looking for a quiet place to heal from a tragic loss experienced while working as a documentarian in Peru. She was skittish and fragile, and when her friend Celeste suggested that she stay with her elderly relatives in Stargazey Point, South Carolina, Abbie seized the offer.Stargazey Point, like Abbie, was also recovering. It had been damaged by numerous storms and hurricanes which had impacted its beaches and buildings; the floundering economy forced many locals to sell their land, property and businesses for far less than it was worth to developers anxious to take advantage of their desperate situation.This was not an action-packed novel, but the characters in this book were very special. They will touch your heart and just make you feel good. Some personal favorites of mine were the three sibling octogenarians, Beau, Marnie and Millie, Sarah, the Columbia University Professor born and raised in Stargazey Point on sabbatical taking care of her great-grandmother, Cabot, the industrial architect who traded in his fast-paced lifestyle to return to Stargazey Point to refurbish a carousel that was his uncle's pride and joy and held precious childhood memories for him, Ervina, a Gullah wise-woman who was Sarah's great-grandmother and pivotal to the community and the children of the community center. Even the characters that made only a short appearance were impactful. This delightful cast of characters joined together to restore and save Stargazey Point.It is the perfect beach read. This story would make a great series. I highly recommend reading it.
    • 3/5
      Devastated by tragedy during her last project, documentarian Abbie Sinclair thinks she has nothing left to give by the time she arrives in Stargazey Point. Once a popular South Carolina family destination, the town's beaches have eroded, local businesses are closing, and skyrocketing taxes are driving residents away. Stargazey Point, like Abbie, is fighting to survive.But Abbie is drawn slowly into the lives of the people around her: the Crispin siblings, three octogenarians sharing a looming plantation house; Cab Reynolds, who left his work as an industrial architect to refurbish his uncle's antique carousel, a childhood sanctuary; Ervina, an old Gullah wisewoman with the power to guide Abbie to a new life, if only she'd let her; and a motley crew of children whom Abbie can't ignore.Summary Google booksBeach lit that imagines what might happen when a young woman is forced by tragedy to step off the grim treadmill of modern global activism and take refuge in a forgotten beachfront town in South Carolina. The antique carousel recalls a time of simpler recreation and stronger community; a time when neighbour took care of neighbour; a time when buildings and towns were built on a more human/e scale.Gentle read but for a few intrusive, almost mawkish, stereotypes: Millie, aged Southern belle clinging to the tatters of the vanquished Conferederacy and Ervina, the old Gullah wisewoman who knows everybody's business, past, present and future! There is an offensive scene at the beginning of the book where Ervina,who is as old if not older than the Crispin siblings, assumes her former role as maid (at Millie's request) to serve Abbie and the Crispins dinner!I received this book from LibraryThing's early reviewer giveaway.6 out of 10 For fans of light summer reads.
    • 5/5
      Fun summer book read! I gave it so many stars because I truly enjoyed sitting down each day to read it and was so sad when I was done. Wonderful character development , they begin to mean something to you and the description of the town and surroundings are just where I would want to spend time living! I so hope this writer continues with a sequel or series, I'll be the first in line to buy more of her books!
    • 4/5
      Nicely drawn characters made me wish the book was longer to go into all their individual stories. Abbie is fleeing her past and runs right into the arms of just the right people to help her achieve a normal life again. Planning on staying just a week or so with her friend's relatives turns into much more. The town had been devastated by Hurricane Hugo and is trying to avoid being taken over by land developers and find a reason to continue. Cabot Reynods III is also running from a life he didn't like and is restoring an aging carousel that his uncle Ned had owned before he died. Cab spent summers helping his uncle run it, and hopes that by getting it up and going agin, the town just might find a way bring back some of those better times that had been missing. Of course, Abbie and Cab both running from their pasts run right into a possible future together.Would highly recommend this book.
    • 3/5
      The merry go round or carousel was always my favorite ride when I was a child. I enjoyed reading about a carousel being restored. .this novel is a step up from a romance novel but still quite light, quite predictable. The Crispin family chararcters are nicely drawn. I was disappointed that we did not get to Know Beau better or Errvina for that matter.Although we can prett ymuch figure out their story, it would have been nice to see that storyline developed.
    • 4/5
      Stargazey Point - A Place of Dream is the name of the video produced as project of a group of children under the supervision of Abbie Sinclair,a documentary maker who fighting her inner demons. Stsrgazey Point is a fictitious small town in South Carolina located between Myrtle Beach and Georgetown. The town was once a thriving beach community whose beaches have eroded due to Hurricane Hugo and thus businesses closed some never to open again. Stargazey Point is the type of idyllic small town which is a fantasy that makes for an ideal location for the perfect beach read. Although the book has a popular theme of a struggling town full of caring people who need a champion to rescue their community. Into Stargazey Point comes Abbie Sinclair and Cabot Reynolds; Abbie with her knowledge of film making and Cabot Reynolds with his legacy of his Uncle's carousel to help restore hope.The reader can not help but fall in love with the townspeople except one drunk Uncle and cheer for the town to start returning to its former glory. At the end you will wish you could find this town and settle down.
    • 4/5
      Stargazey Point was the perfect first summer beach read of the year. Most anything that takes place in South Carolina ,on the beach in the summer, is the book for me and this one did not disappoint. Abbie Sinclair has been devastated by tragedy and when her friend convinces her that Stargazey Point is the perfect escape Abbie decides to take a chance. She moves in with 3 southern octogenarian siblings in their big falling down southern plantation. Abbie finds herself , friends and a new life in this cozy summer read.
    • 4/5
      Nicely drawn characters made me wish the book was longer to go into all their individual stories. Abbie is fleeing her past and runs right into the arms of just the right people to help her achieve a normal life again. Planning on staying just a week or so with her friend's relatives turns into much more. The town had been devastated by Hurricane Hugo and is trying to avoid being taken over by land developers and find a reason to continue. Cabot Reynods III is also running from a life he didn't like and is restoring an aging carousel that his uncle Ned had owned before he died. Cab spent summers helping his uncle run it, and hopes that by getting it up and going agin, the town just might find a way bring back some of those better times that had been missing. Of course, Abbie and Cab both running from their pasts run right into a possible future together.Would highly recommend this book.