First published 2011
Meredith Martin Delinn watches her world collapse when her husband Freddy's billion dollar investment fraud destroys their fortune. She loses her friends, her homes, and her place in society. With nowhere else to turn, Meredith gets an unexpected lifeline from Constance Flute, her former best friend who has her own recent troubles. The two women escape to Nantucket for the summer, hoping the island will help them rebuild their shattered lives. But peace proves elusive when Connie's brother Toby arrives on the island. Toby was Meredith's high school boyfriend, and his presence forces her to confront the vast gap between her current reality and the path she might have taken. As the summer unfolds, Meredith must navigate the complicated dynamics of old friendships, lost love, and new possibilities while grappling with the consequences of her husband's betrayal.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance-romance
Setting: Nantucket
416 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company