by Nancy Thayer
First published 2013
Rory Randall dies with one final manipulation. His will forces his three daughters from different marriages to spend an entire summer together on Nantucket if they want to inherit his waterfront home. The sisters haven't spoken in years. Arden, a Boston television host, was banished from the island as a teenager after accusations of serious wrongdoing. Meg, a college professor, wants to finish her literary biography while dodging an unwanted suitor. Jenny, an IT specialist, struggles with questions about her own identity and desperately wants her sisters to accept her. The women discover that rebuilding their bond proves easier than dealing with the men who arrive to complicate everything. Then their mothers show up on the island. When another unexpected visitor brings shocking revelations, buried secrets explode into the open. The three sisters must confront their shared past and decide whether forgiveness can heal old wounds.
Genres: fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Boston, Nantucket
Period: contemporary
320 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine Books