āA delicious family drama; look no further for your perfect poolside read!ā
āJamie Brenner, bestselling author of The Forever Summer
A Lee Woodruff āBook Marksā Pick * A Liz and Lisa Best Book of May * A Zibby Owens Recommended Summer Read
Meredith Parker has made the journey to Bolton, her twinsā college, dozens of times. This weekend, though, is different. Dawn and Cody are about to graduate and move away to separate corners of the country. Meredith is proud of her kids, and sheās proud of herself for helping them get this far. She just never expected the tidal wave of emotions sweeping over herāor the tangled family dynamics complicating everything.
Meredith doesnāt miss her cheating ex, Roger, one bit, but sitting across from his very young, very gorgeous second wife threatens to unravel the graceful facade sheās trying so hard to maintain. Joel, Meredithās husband, can see sheās feeling the first pangs of empty-nest syndrome and wants to soften the blowābut heās distracted by a familiar face. Meanwhile, Cody and Dawn are sitting on their own secrets, and Rogerās new wife, Lily, wonders if she really wants to be a part of this wild, mixed-up family.
As tensions simmer with each passing appetizer tray, Meredithās vision of the perfect weekend goes up in flames. But before the partyās over, as best behavior gives way to brutal honesty, thereāll be a chance for this new blended family to truly come togetherāin all its messy and glorious imperfection.
āA delightful, smartly paced read written with grace, depth and humor.ā
āMeg Mitchell Moore, author of The Islanders