Against the picturesque coastal Maine setting that she evokes so
well, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin creates a heartfelt story of
family bonds and new beginnings . . .
It came as no surprise to anyone in Yorktide when glamorous Carol Ascher
fled the little Maine town for New York City. While Carol found success
as an interior designer, her younger sister, Bonnie, stayed behind,
embracing marriage and motherhood. She even agreed to take in Carol's
teenage daughter during a tumultuous patch. Now both their girls are
grown and Bonnie, recently widowed, is anticipating the day she'll
retire to Ferndean House, the nineteenth-century family home on the
rocky Maine coast.
But forty-five years after leaving Yorktide, Carol suddenly announces
that she's moving back--into Ferndean. Bonnie is indignant. She's the
one who kept the homestead in order and tended to their dying mother.
Now Carol expects to simply buy her out? As far as Bonnie is concerned,
Ferndean is part of their heritage--not just another of Carol's
improvement projects, to be torn apart and remade according to her whim.
The entire Ascher family is in flux, uncovering secrets that upend their
relationships. Carol's longing to be welcomed home is fueled by a
painful truth she's carried for years. It will take an extraordinary
summer--in a remarkable place--to lead these women back to each other,
buoyed by the tides of friendship and forgiveness.
