First published 2021
Vivian Howe jogs through her Nantucket neighborhood on a June morning when a hit and run driver kills her instantly. The successful author of thirteen beach novels leaves behind three adult children and countless secrets. From the Beyond, Vivian receives an assignment from Martha, her celestial guide. She can observe her family for one final summer and intervene three times to alter events on earth. Her daughter Willa suffers through a third miscarriage. Her son Carson parties recklessly through his grief. Her other son Leo struggles with an unstable relationship. Below, Police Chief Ed Kapenash investigates Vivian's death while her family discovers her final manuscript. The book contains a devastating secret from Vivian's past that threatens to destroy her carefully constructed reputation. As hidden truths surface and her children confront their mistakes, Vivian must decide when to use her three nudges. She learns to release control and let her loved ones heal without her guidance.
Genres: literary-fiction, contemporary, paranormal, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: afterlife, found-family, second-chance
Setting: Nantucket
Period: June
384 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company