âWhen two roads diverge...take the one that leads to the beach! Hannah McKinnon delivers a charming gem of a novel in Mystic Summer. I adored this book.â âElin Hilderbrand, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Rumor
A chance run-in with a college boyfriend puts a young womanâs picture-perfect life in perspective in this warm-hearted and lyrical novelâfrom the author of The Lake Season.
Since finishing graduate school, Maggie Griffin has worked hard to build an enviable life in Boston. Sheâs an elementary school teacher in a tony Boston suburb, a devoted sister, and a loving aunt. With her childhood best friendâs wedding quickly approaching and her own relationship blossoming, this is the summer she has been waiting for.
But when Maggieâs career is suddenly in jeopardy, her life begins to unravel. Stricken, Maggie returns home to seaside Mystic, Connecticut, where she expects to find comfort in family and familiarity. Instead, she runs into Cameron Wilder, a young man from her past who has also returned home, and whose life has taken a turn that puts Maggieâs city struggles in harsh perspective. When tragedy strikes for Cameron, Maggie is faced with big decisions as she weighs what matters most and strives to stay true to the person sheâs become.
Set against the gorgeous backdrop of a New England summer when past and present collide, Mystic Summer is a gorgeous novel about looking back, moving forward, and the beauty that blooms when fate intervenes.