O'Malley Family Saga · Book 1

Summer at the Lake

Published
1 January 1997
Pages
412
ISBN-13
9781561007462
Type
novel
Cover of Summer at the Lake

About this book

Summer at the Lake opens Andrew Greeley's seven-novel O'Malley Family Saga in 1997, introducing Chucky and Rosemarie O'Malley in their youth and courtship as Greeley begins tracing mid-century Chicago Irish Catholic life through their decades-spanning marriage. At 412 pages, it's the longest entry, setting up the family chronicle that follows.

Key facts about Summer at the Lake

Andrew M. Greeley wrote Summer at the Lake, a novel on our list. It has been out since 1997. The book has 412 pages.

We list 1 edition of this novel. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9781561007462 to find the main one.

Summer at the Lake is book 1 of 7 in the O'Malley Family Saga series. The series has 7 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.

Additionally, Andrew M. Greeley writes Passover Trilogy, Blackie Ryan and Time Between the Stars, plus 3 more series. Those series sit on our contemporary fiction, mystery and contemporary fantasy shelves.

About Andrew M. Greeley

Andrew M. Greeley (1928-2013) was a Roman Catholic priest, sociologist, and one of the best-selling novelists of his era, publishing more than fifty novels alongside a parallel academic career studying American Catholicism. See every Andrew M. Greeley book in order.

Its place in O'Malley Family Saga

Summer at the Lake is book 1 in the O'Malley Family Saga series. It is followed by A Midwinter's Tale. See the full O'Malley Family Saga reading order.

A seven-novel chronicle of the O'Malley family -- Charles "Chucky" O'Malley and his wife Rosemarie chief among them -- across the twentieth century, from Chucky and Rosemarie's youth and courtship through the Second World War, into ambassadorial and family life, and finally old age in Golden Years (2004). Greeley uses the family's decades-spanning story to trace mid-century American Catholic life, Chicago's Irish community, and a marriage that stays passionate and complicated across fifty years, rather than…

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