J. Courtney Sullivanâs Maine meets the works of Elin Hilderbrand in this delicious summer read involving three strangers, one island, and a season packed with unexpected romance, well-meaning lies, and damaging secrets.
Anthony Puckett was a rising literary star. The son of an uber-famous thriller writer, Anthonyâs debut novel spent two years on the bestseller list and won the adoration of critics. But something went very wrong with his second work. Now Anthonyâs borrowing an old collegeâs friendâs crumbling beach house on Block Island in the hopes that solitude will help him get back to the person he used to be.
Joy Sousa owns and runs Block Islandâs beloved whoopie pie cafĂŠ. She came to this quiet space eleven years ago, newly divorced and with a young daughter, and built a life for them here. To her customers and friends, Joy is a model of independence, hard-working and happy. And mostly she is. But this summer sheâs thrown off balance. A food truck from a famous New York City brand is roving around the island, selling goodiesâand threatening her business.
Lu Trusdale is spending the summer on her in-lawsâ dime, living on Block Island with her two young sons while her surgeon husband commutes to the mainland hospital. When Luâs second son was born, she and her husband made a deal: heâd work and sheâd quit her corporate law job to stay home with the boys. But a few years ago, Lu quietly began working on a private project that has becoming increasingly demanding on her time. Torn between her work and home, sheâs beginning to question that deal she made.
Over the twelve short weeks of summer, these three strangers will meet and grow close, will share secrets and bury lies. And as the promise of June turns into the chilly nights of August, the truth will come out, forcing each of them to decide what they value most, and what they are willing to give up to keep it.
This audiobook includes an episode of the Book Club Girl Podcast, featuring an interview with Meg Mitchell Moore about The Islanders.