First published 2016
A southern gentleman decides to return home to the Carolina Lowcountry for a quieter life. His talented wife from New York feels uncertain about leaving behind the fast pace she knows. They begin their transition from north to south, trading their hurried lifestyle for something slower and smaller. During this pivotal summer, they encounter other people whose stories will surprise and change them. The couple witnesses moments that amuse them, shock them, and ultimately transform how they see their own lives. Around them, husbands and wives, mothers and daughters, friends and family members struggle with the same complexities of pain and joy that touch everyone. The Carolina landscape pulses with life as ocean waves wash the shores and seagulls call overhead. Through these summer experiences, the wife must decide whether to take a leap of faith that will alter everything. Her choice becomes the key to discovering what love really means when it grows deeper and lasts.
Genres: fiction, romance, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, second-chance
Setting: Carolina Lowcountry, New York
Period: 21st-century
369 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow