First published 2015
Madeline King stares at another blank page while bills stack up on her desk. The novelist's deadline approaches, but the words won't come. Her best friend Grace Pancik tends her garden project, working closely with a handsome landscape architect while her husband Eddie pursues mysterious business ventures. The two women have built perfect lives on Nantucket with their Sunday dinner traditions and picture-perfect families. Their children Brick and Allegra seemed destined for each other until their romance crumbles. Now whispers spread across the island about writer's block driving Madeline to poor choices, about Grace's relationship with her contractor, about Eddie's strange new project. The gossip machine churns faster than the summer ferry schedule. Madeline and Grace struggle to control the narrative, but each attempt to silence the rumors only feeds them. Their friendship faces its greatest test as they discover the truth beneath the speculation may destroy everything they've built.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: friends-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Nantucket
367 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown and Company