The New York Times bestselling novel.
Rhode Island, 1938. A sweltering summer of secrets, passion and betrayalâŚ
âI wish I could remember more. I wish I had taken down every detail, because I didnât see him again until the summer of 1938; the summer the hurricane came and washed the world awayâŚâ
Lily Dane has returned to the exclusive enclave of Seaview, Rhode Island, hoping for an escape from the city and from her heartbreak. What she gets instead is the pain of facing newlyweds Budgie and Nick Greenwald â her former best friend and former fiancĂŠ.
During lazy days and gin-soaked nights, Lily is drawn back under Budgieâs glamorous and enticing influence, and the truth behind Budgie and Nickâs betrayal of Lily begins to emerge. And as the spectre of war in Europe looms, a storm threatens to destroy everythingâŚ