EBOOK Island Girls
Opis
A Novel
NATIONAL BESTSELLERNancy 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 marriagesthat 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 roofand overseeing the subsequent drama of that perfect stormRory 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 ReviewsFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
NATIONAL BESTSELLERNancy 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 marriagesthat 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 roofand overseeing the subsequent drama of that perfect stormRory 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 ReviewsFrom the Trade Paperback edition.