Birdie Cousins has thrown herself into the details of her daughter
Chess's lavish wedding, from the floating dance floor in her Connecticut
back yard to the color of the cocktail napkins. Like any mother of a
bride-to-be, she is weathering the storms of excitement and chaos, tears
and joy. But Birdie, a woman who prides herself on preparing for every
possibility, could never have predicted the late-night phone call from
Chess, abruptly announcing that she's cancelled her engagement.
It's
only the first hint of what will be a summer of upheavals and
revelations. Before the dust has even begun to settle, far worse news
arrives, sending Chess into a tailspin of despair. Reluctantly taking a
break from the first new romance she's embarked on since the recent end
of her 30-year marriage, Birdie circles the wagons and enlists the help
of her younger daughter Tate and her own sister India. Soon all four
are headed for beautiful, rustic Tuckernuck Island, off the coast of
Nantucket, where their family has summered for generations. No phones,
no television, no grocery store - a place without distractions where
they can escape their troubles.
But throw sisters,
daughters, ex-lovers, and long-kept secrets onto a remote island, and
what might sound like a peaceful getaway becomes much more. Before
summer has ended, dramatic truths are uncovered, old loves are
rekindled, and new loves make themselves known. It's a summertime story
only Elin Hilderbrand can tell, filled with the heartache, laughter,
and surprises that have made her page-turning, bestselling novels as
much a part of summer as a long afternoon on a sunny beach.
I "get" both covers but definitely prefer the paperback, there is something too awkward about the pose on the hardcover and the toes gripping the rock, but then again I'm not really a feet person.
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