by Jane Green
First published 2008
Nan Powell skinny dips in her neighbors' pools when they travel. The sixty-five-year-old widow lives freely in her Nantucket home until her finances collapse. Her money runs out faster than expected. She faces losing the house she loves. Nan places an advertisement for summer rentals. She offers rooms in her old Nantucket home with water views and beach access. Tenants arrive gradually. They bring noise and laughter. They bring tears too. The quiet house fills with life again. Nan's circle of family and friends grows larger. Her son returns home for the summer months. Then someone unexpected appears. This visitor changes everything for all of them. The house becomes alive once more.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Nantucket
Period: 21st-century
341 pages · Hardcover · Viking Adult