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 ā¦
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 Carolās teenage daughter during a tumultuous patch. Now both their
girls are grown and Bonnie, recently widowed, is anticipating the day sheāll retire to Ferndean House, the nineteenthcentury family home on the rocky Maine coast.
But forty-five years after leaving Yorktide, Carol suddenly announces that sheās moving backāinto Ferndean.
Bonnie is indignant. Sheās 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 heritageānot just another of
Carolās 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. Carolās longing to be welcomed
home is fueled by a painful truth sheās carried for years. It will take an extraordinary summerāin a remarkable placeā
to lead these women back to each other, buoyed by the tides of friendship and forgiveness.