by Robyn Carr
First published 2012
Elly, Sable, Barbara Ann, and Beth converge on the house where their friend Gabby once lived. Gabby has died suddenly, leaving behind a final request that brings these four women together for an unexpected summer. Each woman carries her own burden. Elly teaches at a university but hides her loneliness behind academic walls. Sable writes bestselling novels yet conceals a shameful past. Barbara Ann has authored twenty-six romance books but watches her career and family slip away. Beth channels her fear into mystery novels while enduring her husband's abuse in secret. They spend their days going through Gabby's personal papers, but the real work happens between them. The house on Olive Street becomes their refuge from lives that have grown as fictional as the stories they tell. Four writers who have lost their way discover that sorting through one woman's life might help them reclaim their own.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: Olive Street
323 pages · Kindle Edition · Mira