Part of Lowcountry Tales, book 10
First published 2014
Eighty-year-old Maisie Pringle rules her South Carolina Lowcountry family with an iron fist, determined to have the final word on everything. Her daughter Liz works in domestic counseling while ignoring the chaos in her own home. Liz's twenty-something daughter Ashley dreams of an unlikely future while dating a politician too old for her and surviving on ramen noodles with her best friend Mary Beth. The two young women hatch a money-making scheme that threatens to bring them trouble with authorities. Meanwhile, Ashley's father Clayton divides his time between Manhattan and questionable behavior, leaving Ashley starving for parental attention. Her brother Ivy champions her from San Francisco but can only do so much from a distance. As hurricane season builds, the family secrets pile up like storm clouds. A terrible confrontation forces all three generations to face uncomfortable truths about themselves and each other. The women must decide whether forgiveness and love can establish a new family order.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, generational-conflict
Setting: South Carolina, Lowcountry, Manhattan, San Francisco
Period: Hurricane Season
320 pages · Hardcover · William Morrow