Nancy Thayer

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Nancy Thayer returns to her beloved Nantucket in a highly emotional, wholly entertaining tale of three sisters forced to confront the past over one event-filled summer on the island. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more. Charming ladies' man Rory Randall dies with one last trick up his sleeve: His will includes a calculating clause mandating a summer-long reunion for his daughters, all from different marriages--that is, if they hope to inherit his posh Nantucket house. Relations among the three sisters are sour thanks to long-festering jealousies, resentments, and misunderstandings. Arden, a successful television host in Boston, hasn't been back to the island since her teenage years, when accusations of serious misbehavior led to her banishment. College professor Meg hopes to use her summer to finish a literary biography and avoid an amorous colleague. And secretive Jenny, an IT specialist, faces troubling questions about her identity while longing for her sisters' acceptance. To their surprise, the three young women find their newfound sisterhood easier to trust than the men who show up to complicate their lives. And if that weren't problematic enough, their mothers descend on the island. When yet another visitor drops by the house with shocking news, the past comes screaming back with a vengeance. Having all the women from his life under his seaside roof--and overseeing the subsequent drama of that perfect storm--Rory Randall might just be enjoying a hearty laugh from above. Nancy Thayer's novel insightfully illustrates how the push and pull of family altercations make us whole. It's how the Randall sisters come to forgive, and learn to open their hearts to love. Praise for "Island Girls" "Nancy Thayer is one of my favorite writers, and "Island Girls" is one of her best. The Randall sisters are like your own family members or your best friends: funny, smart and emotional, infuriating and good-hearted. Here is a book to be savored and passed on to the good women in your life."--"New York Times "bestselling author Susan Wiggs "Full of emotion and just plain fun, this novel is delightful.""--Romance Reviews Today" "In this touching summer read, forgiveness benefits both the person bestowing it and the recipient."--"Kirkus Reviews"

Argumentos de venta: es una magnífica lectura de verano. Tierna, deliciosa, tranquila, del estilo de las historias de Rosamunde Pilcher.Público objetivo: lectoras a partir de veinte años, a las que les guste la novela romantica con mucha dulzura y cambios inesperados, pero que no busquen sexo explicito en el texto.Tres amigas se encuentran durante el verano a orillas del lago Dragonfly, en Nueva Inglaterra.Cada una acude por un motivo y busca algo distinto.Morgan OKeefe se encuentra atrapada en una jaula de oro. Con treinta años y un bebe precioso, siente sin embargo que algo le falta, pues ha tenido que abandonar una carrera cientifica que le apasionaba para cuidar de su hijo, practicamente sola, ahora que su marido pasa casi dieciseis horas al dia en la oficina. Tiene una casa preciosa, pero su vida social es casi nula, echa de menos su trabajo y a Josh, que llega demasiado cansado a casa.Natalie Reynolds acepta la oferta de su tia para pasar un año en la casa que esta tiene junto al lago. Apasionada de la pintura, sueña con convertirse en la artista que siempre ha querido ser. Sin embargo, en el lago Dragonfly todo son sorpresas, y para una nadadora poco habil como ella, la mayor es verse rescatada de las aguas por un guapo vecino, Ben.Bella Barnaby decide dejar su empleo en Austin y volver a su casa cuando su madre se rompe una pierna y ya no puede atender la tienda que regenta, Barnabys Barn. Pero hace mucho mas que eso: convierte el negocio familiar en una tienda de antiguedades y arte de nivel al tiempo que Aaron, un atractivo arquitecto, la desea y tiene otros planes para ella, en San Francisco.

Lucy met Kate when they were both young wives and mothers. In the years since, the two women and their husbands and children have become inseparable, spending every August together in a house on Nantucket. Lucy and Kate, each other''s most trusted confidantes, have shared their secrets, from the mundane to the shocking--but there''s one explosive secret that Lucy has kept to herself. As August once again approaches, Lucy must confront the truth she has kept hidden all these years. Now, in the midst of an unexpected family crisis, she must make a decision that could shatter all of their lives. A poignant and gripping novel about friendship, family, loyalty and deceit, Between Husbands and Friends will hold you spellbound as it lays bare the desire and complexity of the human heart.

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Indulge in three captivating Nantucket summer reads by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer in this exclusive digital collection. Heat Wave: Carley Winsted never expected her world could change so much in just one moment. Now, after her husbands sudden death, she is bravely putting her life back together. Determined to keep her daughters in their beloved Nantucket home, she transforms their house into a bed and breakfast. But not everyone is supportive - least of all her mother-in-law. And when a friend convinces Carley to keep a secret that, if revealed, could shatter the lives of those around her, will the pressure become too much? Summer Breeze: Thirty-year-old Morgan OKeefe loves many things about raising her young son at home, but longs to go back to her career as a scientist. Artist Natalie Reynolds is thrilled to escape New York for a house-sitting job - especially when a handsome neighbour turns out to be her unexpected rescuer... Bella Barnaby must return home to support her family while her mother recovers from an accident, all the while harbouring long-held dreams of her own. Three women - each at their own crossroads - and as their paths intertwine, its clear Dragonfly Lake has much in store this summer...Island Girls: When charming ladies man Rory Randall dies, he leaves one last trick behind. If his three daughters - from three marriages - hope to inherit their Nantucket family home, they must spend a summer living in it...together. As the three women discover newfound sisterhood, there are challenges to come. And when a visitor drops by to deliver shocking news, the past comes back with a vengeance. Can the Randall sisters finally learn to forgive, and move on once and for all?

New York Times bestseller Nancy Thayer returns with a captivating family Christmas tale. For readers who love Santa Montefiore and Barbara Delinsky.Holidays on Nantucket Island are nothing short of enchanting, from decorations on the Brant Point lighthouse to the yearly Christmas Stroll, there is much to make the winter months magical. Newly married Nicole Somerset cant wait to spend her first festive season on Nantucket with her husband, handsome former attorney Sebastian.But the mood is quickly tempered when Sebastians daughter, Kennedy, returns for the holidays without a hint of cheer. Determined to keep Nicole at arms length - or, better yet, out of the picture altogether - she schemes to sabotage everything. But Nicole is not about to let anyone tarnish her first Christmas with her new family... Can she turn things around before its too late?

New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer tells the haunting story of a passionate marriage endangered by the restless spirit of a sea captains widow. John and Wilhelmina Constable uproot their lives in Boston so John can pursue his lifelong dream of becoming an artist. After settling into a beautiful Victorian home on Nantucket, John finds inspiration in the island light that illuminates his attic studio and Willy relaxes happily into the slower pace of seaside life. Painting alone one stormy night, John is startled by the sight of a beautiful ghost. When he admits to his wife what he thinks hes seen, Willy tries to remain rational and understanding. But all reason disappears as her husband grows steadily more obsessed with the striking, troubled specter who reveals herself only to Johnand who seems determined to claim him as her own. Now Willy must draw on the strength of her love to save their marriage . . . and perhaps their lives. Includes a captivating excerpt of Nancy Thayers novel Nantucket Sisters!Praise for the novels of Nancy Thayer The queen of beach books.The Star-Ledger Thayer has a deep and masterly understanding of love and friendship, of where the two complement and where they collide.Elin Hilderbrand Thayers gift for reaching the emotional core of her characters [is] captivating.Houston Chronicle One of my favorite writers.Susan Wiggs Thayer portrays beautifully the small moments, inside stories and shared histories that build families.The Miami Herald Thayers sense of place is powerful, and her words are hung together the way my grandmother used to tat lace.Dorothea Benton Frank

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A longtime Nantucket resident is trying to make the best of a lonely summer. Her spirited granddaughter is learning what she wants out of life. Unforgettable surprises await them both in this magical, multigenerational novel from Nancy Thayer.Readers come to Nancy Thayer novels for the idyllic Nantucket beaches and lifestyle, but they stay for the characters.Mary Alice MonroeEleanor Sunderland loves living on Nantucket in a gorgeous cliffside home that has been in her family for decades. Yet this year she cant help but feel a bit isolated, even as the island comes alive with summer travelers. Her best friend has skipped town, leaving Eleanor lonely and feeling nostalgic about her familys weekend trips to the island, made less frequently in the years since her husbands passing. Now her money-driven children complain and beg her to sell her beloved home for a steep payout. Hoping to kick the season off on a good note, Eleanor decides her seventieth birthday may be the perfect occasion for a much-needed reunion. Fresh from her college graduation, Eleanors granddaughter, Ari, has just ended an engagement. She longs for a change of scenery and to escape from her parents snobbish expectations. Taking advantage of her newfound freedom, she heads to Nantucket to clear her head before graduate school, moving in with her grandmother and taking a job at the local beach camp. As she watches Eleanor begin to form a bond with an old acquaintance, Ari herself becomes smitten with a friends charming older brother. But just as grandmother and granddaughter fall into a carefree routine, a few shocking discoveries throw them off course. Eleanor and Ari learn to lean on each other through every new challenge they face in life and love, in this tale filled with Nancy Thayers signature Nantucket magic. Nancy Thayers Family Reunion is a wonderful slice of life.New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak

From the bestselling author of Between Husbands and Friends and An Act of Love comes a wise, wonderful, and delightfully witty coming of age novel about four intrepid women who discover themselves as they were truly meant to be: passionate, alive, and ready to face the best years of their lives.Meet Faye, Marilyn, Alice, and Shirley. Four women with skills, smarts, and secretsall feeling over the hill and out of the race. But in a moment of delicious serendipity, they meet and realize they share more than raging hormones and lost dreams. Now as the Hot Flash Club, where the topics of motherhood, sex, and men are discussed with double servings of chocolate cake, they vow to help each other . . . and themselves.Faye, the artist. A determinedly cheerful widow and connoisseur of control-top pantyhose, shes struggling with creative block and an empty, lonely house. Now shes got a tricky problem to bring to the clubs table: how can they catch her perfect son-in-law cheating on her only daughter Laura? Shirley, the healer. Though her yoga-slender body belie her years, decades of dating losers and the strain of being broke make her feel her age. Shirley has a secret dream: a wellness spa that nurtures body and soul. But first she needs to believe in herself, in her abilities, and in her friends at the club.Marilyn, the brain. A paleontologist who has spent so many years looking at dried-up fossils, shes almost become one herself. Worried that her brilliant but nerdy son is about to marry the very wrong woman, she gets some help from the HFC, who transform her from a caterpillar to a butterfly, with amazing results.Alice, the executive. Black and regal, she soared to the top of the corporate ladder. Now her shoes are murder on her arthritic back and the younger jackals are circling in for the kill. But as the inspiration behind the HFC, shes about to discover something extraordinary: contentment.For Faye, Shirley, Marilyn, and Alice, the time has come to use it or lose itbe it their bodies, their brains, their spirits, and their sense of fun. Together they realize that they can have it all, perhaps for the first time in their lives. And though what sags may never rise again, feeling sexy has no expiration date and best of all, with a little help from her friends, a woman can always start over . . . and never, ever, give up what matters most.

Wedding bells are ringingand a widowed mother of two hopes the occasion will reunite her daughters in this captivating novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Island House and Secrets in Summer.A delightful beach-town tale about family relationships and second chances.Kirkus Reviews A few years after losing her beloved husband, Alison is doing something she never thought she would do again: getting married. While placing the finishing touches on her summer nuptials, Alison is anxious to introduce her fiance, David, to her grown daughters: Felicity, a worried married mother of two, and Jane, also married but focused on her career. The sisters have a somewhat distant relationship and Alison hopes that the wedding and the weeks leading up to the ceremony will give the siblings a chance to reconnect, as well as meet and get to know Davids grown children. As the summer progresses, it is anything but smooth sailing. Felicity stumbles upon a terrible secret that could shatter her carefully cultivated world. Jane finds herself under the spell of her soon-to-be stepbrother, Ethan, who is as charming as he is mysterious. And even Alison is surprised (and slightly alarmed) by her new blended family. Revelations, intrigue, resentmentsas the Big Day approaches, will the promise of bliss be a bust? Against the gorgeous backdrop of the sunswept island of Nantucket, Nancy Thayer sets the stage for a walk down the aisle no one will ever forget.Praise for A Nantucket Wedding[Nancy] Thayers latest Nantucket confection does not disappoint. . . . [A Nantucket Wedding] is a Nancy Meyers film in book form and should be recommended accordingly.Booklist Thayer proves once again that she is a master of the perfect beach read. . . . A Nantucket Wedding is a compelling drama . . . in an idyllic Nantucket setting. With strong characters with real, relatable problems, fans will no doubt enjoy her latest and want to add it to their reading collection.RT Book Reviews

Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming lifes challenges and finding new love, in this heartwarming and hopeful novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business. But being a spectator to notoriety and glamour isnt as fulfilling as she once thought. Thankfully, Eddie has the perfect excuse for a vacation: Her hardworking younger sister, Barrett, is opening her gift shop on Memorial Day weekend, and could use all the help she can get. But going home to the beautiful island of Nantucket means facing the familys difficult past. Shortly after the death of Eddie and Barretts brother, their mother left them and their father made the spontaneous decision to buy a small farm. Eddie stayed there for only a year before her familys grief threatened to consume her as well, and had been living in Manhattan ever since. Now that she is back, Eddie must face all she left behind: her fathers increased eccentricities, which has led to a house bursting at the seams with books; her sisters resentment over Eddies escape; and a past love connection, one that is still undeniable and complicated, all these years later. But the Grant sisters are nothing if not resilient and capable, opening a used bookstore in their fathers abandoned barn to manage his hoarding, and navigating the discovery of a long-buried family secret that will change all of them forever. In The Summer We Started Over, beloved storyteller Nancy Thayer transports readers with a moving story about family, courage, and the resiliency of young women.

Nancy Thayer is the queen of beach books.The Star-Ledger In this captivating novel, New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer tells the wonderfully moving story of three women who forge a unique bond one sun-drenched summer on New Englands Dragonfly Lake. Thirty-year-old Morgan OKeefe put her science career on hold to raise her young son. Though Morgan loves many things about staying home with her child, she feels restless and ready for a change. Struggling artist Natalie Reynolds, fed up with New York Citys hectic pace, moves to the Berkshires for a year to house-sit her aunts fabulous home on Dragonfly Lake, where a handsome neighbor becomes her unexpected rescuer. After her mother breaks her leg, Bella Barnaby quits her job in Austin and returns home to help out her large, boisterous family. While an attractive architect has designs on her, Bella harbors long held secret dreams of her own. Summer on Dragonfly Lake is ripe for romance, temptation, and self-discovery as the paths of these three women unexpectedly intertwine. Summer Breeze illustrates how friends, old and new, can offer comfort, infuriate, or even open ones eyes to the astonishing possibilities of life. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Readers Circle for author chats and more. Nancy Thayer has a deep and masterly understanding of love and friendship, of where the two complement and where they collide.Elin Hilderbrand An entertaining and lively read that is perfect for summer reading indulgence.Wichita Falls Times Record News

Since opening up their day spa, The Haven, the wonderful women of the Hot Flash Club have been busy indulging the beleaguered, nerve-frazzled throngs. Now, in Nancy Thayers hilarious new Hot Flash novel, its the friends turn to grab some soothing, and much-deserved R&R.When a long-time Haven client asks the gals to housesit her Nantucket hideaway for the summer, theyre beyond thrilled; the cozy island enclave is the perfect place to shop, swim, chill, and plan Marilyns upcoming wedding to Ian, her Scottish fiance. And Marilyn desperately needs the break, since Ians grown son has crashed at the couples place with no departure date in sight.Soon after they arrive, the other hot flashers surrender to their own summer flings: Shirley entertains a steamy dalliance with a scruffy, sexy local fisherman that could lead to something deeper; Faye finds her dream house, but restoring it could be a costly nightmare; craft-maven Polly is enthralled by the islands bounty, from shell art to lightship baskets; and even hardboiled Alice swoons with romantic adventureor is it seasickness?But this lovefest among the sand and ocean breezes is not without its consequences. Each woman must determine for herself what she is willing to give up in order to hold onto what she has foundand all of them fear that Shirley is on the brink of making a huge mistake, one that threatens their harmony and their business. But these concerns may be eclipsed by the mystery surrounding the disappearance of family heirlooms at the house where they are staying, and rumors that the place harbors spirits other than Grey Goose and Tanqueray.Nancy Thayer continues her hugely successful Hot Flash series with this wickedly funny, delightfully bawdy tale. These irresistible women spring to lifealong with their passions, their sorrows, their joys, and, most importantly, their friendship. So pack your bags and join these fabulous five for a season of fun, sun, love, sex, and estrogen therapy.

The queen of beach books (The Star-Ledger) returns to the shores of Nantucket in a novel about one memorable summer when flirtations flourish, family dramas play out, and scandalous secrets surface.NAMED ONE OF TEN BEST SUMMER BOOKS TO READ ON THE BEACH BY SMARTERTRAVEL Memorial Day weekend means that seasonal visitors have descended on the glamorous island of Nantucket. For year-round resident Darcy Cotterill, it means late-night stargazing in the backyard of the beautiful house she grew up in and inherited from her beloved grandmother. Its also Darcys chance to hit the beach and meet her new summertime neighbors. But the last person the thirty-year-old librarian expects to see staying next door is her ex-husband, Boyz, along with his wife, Autumn, and stepdaughter, Willow. Darcy must also navigate the highs and lows of a new romantic relationship with local carpenter Nash Forester even as she becomes smitten with handsome vacationer Clive Rush, a musicologist in town to write a book and visit family. And she finds herself pulled into the concerns of Boyz, Autumn, a charming elderly neighbor, and an at-risk teen. As the season nears its end, Darcy must decide her next move: retreating to the comforts of her steady and secure island life, or risking it all for a chance at true happiness.Praise for Secrets in SummerFull of rich details about life on Nantucket, this breezy tale is at once nostalgic and hopeful. . . . The story is filled with sweet moments of unlikely female connections. An easily digestible, warmhearted tale of eye-opening friendships.Kirkus Reviews[Nancy] Thayers latest is a lovely and heartwarming contemporary read with its blend of humor and emotion set against the beautiful backdrop of Nantucket Island. Her well-crafted plot is infused with warmth and heartfelt, tender moments. Darcy is a strong, independent yet vulnerable heroine who will appeal to readers. Thayers engaging storytelling and authentic, endearing characters will keep readers turning the pages.RT Book ReviewsThayers beachside novel brims with themes that womens-fiction readers love, and the plot skims important issuesinfidelity, fear of commitment, griefwhile maintaining its focus on Darcys personal growth and the intergenerational friendship between the four women.Booklist (starred review)

A womans second act on the island of Nantucket delivers much more than she expected in this captivating novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.A beautiful, hope-filled, heartwarming story about new beginnings and second chances.RaeAnne Thayne, author of The Cafe at Beach EndHeather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts. But when her marriage fizzles out, Heather has to decide what sort of life to live next. Ready to seek out her own happiness and discover herself again, Heather decides to leave her husband and rent a cottage on Nantucket. And her plan is going perfectlyuntil her son, Ross, announces hes moving to Nantucket to work at his girlfriends familys construction business instead of going back home to work with his own father, like hed promised. Worst of all for Heather, this means having to get along with her. Kailee Essex is thrilled that Ross is willing to move to her hometown. She has big hopes for their happily ever after, especially now that her parents are finally showing interest in her career. Shes less thrilled, however, about his mother living nearby. Kailee has clashed with Heather since the day they met. But anything is possible in the summer sun and sea breezes of Nantucketeven reconciliation. And when change comes sooner than either Heather or Kailee expect, they must learn to overcome their differences to fight for the future they want. With All the Days of Summer, beloved storyteller Nancy Thayer delivers a moving novel that explores the complexity of family and the unexpected ways fate can guide you forward.

New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer whisks readers back to the beloved island of Nantucket in this delightful novel about two single parents who accidentally rent the same summer houseand must soon decide where their hearts truly lie.Sensible thirty-six-year-old Sophie Anderson has always known what to do. She knows her role in life: supportive wife of a successful architect and calm, capable mother of two. But on a warm summer night, as the house grows quiet around her and her children fall asleep, she wonders whats missing from her life. When her husband echoes that lonely question, announcing that hes leaving her for another woman, Sophie realizes she has no idea whats next. Impulsively renting a guest cottage on Nantucket from her friend Susie Swenson, Sophie rounds up her kids, Jonah and Lacey, and leaves Boston for a quiet family vacation, minus one.Also minus one is Trevor Black, a software entrepreneur who has recently lost his wife. Trevor is the last person to imagine himself, age thirty and on his own, raising a little boy like Leosmart and sweet, but grappling constantly with his mothers death, growing more and more closed off. Hoping a quiet summer on the Nantucket coast will help him reconnect with Leo, Trevor rents a guest house on the beautiful island from his friend Ivan Swenson.Best-laid plans run awry when Sophie and Trevor realize theyve mistakenly rented the same house. Still, determined to make this a summer their kids will always remember, the two agree to share the Swensons Nantucket house. But as the summer unfolds and the families grow close, Sophie and Trevor must ask themselves if the guest cottage is all they want to share.Inspiring and true to life, The Guest Cottage is Nancy Thayer at her finest, inscribing in graceful, knowing prose matters of the heart and the meaning of family.Praise for The Guest Cottage [The Guest Cottage] will make readers want to hop on the next ferry to seek out their own dreams and romance.Laurie Higgins, Cape Cod Times [A] delightful beach read.InStyle Praise for Nancy ThayerNantucket Sisters Thayer obviously knows her Nantucket, and the strong sense of place makes this the perfect escapist book for the summer, particularly for fans of Elin Hilderbrand.Booklist Thayer keeps readers on the edge of their seats with her dramatic story spanning the girls childhood to adulthood. This wonderful beach read packs a punch.Library Journal Island Girls [A] book to be savored and passed on to the good women in your life.Susan Wiggs Full of emotion and just plain fun, this novel is delightful.Romance Reviews Today Summer Breeze Nancy Thayer is the queen of beach books. . . . All [these characters] are involved in life-changing choices, with all the heart-wrenching decisions such moments demand.The Star-Ledger An entertaining and lively read that is perfect for summer reading indulgence.Wichita Falls Times Record News

New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer evokes the shimmering seascape of Nantucket in a delightful novel that resonates with the heartache and hope of growing up, growing wise, and the bittersweet choices we must be brave enough to make. Courtney Hendricks will never forget the magical summers she spent on Nantucket with her college roommate, Robin Vickerey, and Robins charismatic, turbulent, larger-than-life family, in their gorgeous island house. Now a college English professor in Kansas City, Courtney is determined to experience one more summer in this sun-swept paradise. Her reason for going is personal: Courtney needs to know whether Robins brother James shares the feelings shes secretly had for him. Time with the Vickerey family always involves love and laughter, and this season is no different. Vivacious matriarch Susanna Vickerey is celebrating her sixtieth birthday, but beneath the merriment, trouble is brewing. The family patriarch, Dr. Alastair Vickerey, is quiet and detached, while unspoken tension looms over oldest son Henry, a respected young surgeon. Warm and witty Robin, the most grounded of the siblings, is keeping a secret from her parents. Iris, the colorful baby of the brood, remains rudderless and in need of guidance. And the sexy, stunningly handsome, untouchable Jamesto Courtneys dismaymay be in love with a beautiful and vibrant local artist. As the summer unfolds, a crisis escalates, surprising truths are revealed, and Courtney will at last find out where her heart and her future lie. Weaving the trials and uncertainty of real life into a tapestry of passion, hope, and courage, TheIsland House is a beautifully told story about the ties that bind usand how the blessings of love and family heal us in ways we never dream possible.Praise for The Island HouseThayers latest should be filed under a Best Beach Reads of 2016 list. . . . The characters are complex and their struggles and concerns feel real. . . . Thayer has a really wonderful ability to showcase the meaning of family.RT ReviewsA perfect book to read while sticking your toes in the sand this summer!Bookish Devices A touching story about friendship, family, and the uncertainty of love.BustlePraise for Nancy ThayerThe Guest Cottage A sweet book with romance, laughter, and love after loss . . . Thayer knows her Nantucket history, and it shines in this book.RT Book Reviews Its a pleasant escape to a state of mind in which rebuilding a life is as simple as pitching an umbrella and spreading out a towel.Kirkus ReviewsNantucket Sisters Thayer obviously knows her Nantucket, and the strong sense of place makes this the perfect escapist book for the summer, particularly for fans of Elin Hilderbrand.Booklist Thayer keeps readers on the edge of their seats with her dramatic story spanning the girls childhood to adulthood. This wonderful beach read packs a punch.Library Journal Island Girls A book to be savored and passed on to the good women in your life.Susan Wiggs Full of emotion and just plain fun, this novel is delightful.Romance Reviews Today