Old wounds, new love, and family loyalties collide in this heart-tugging novel about a family brought together for one last summer in their beloved beach house.
The house at 22 Shore Road in Saltaire, Massachusetts, has been the Quill family’s summer gathering spot for generations—the salt air, lobster rolls, and morning swims drawing them together time and time again. That is, until Jack and Vicky deliver the news to their adult daughters, Molly and Kat, that the house will be sold by the end of summer. Suddenly, Kat’s wedding needs to happen in a matter of weeks, rather than months, if her dream of being married at their beloved beach house is to come true.
Molly is barely holding it together as a teacher in Los Angeles after a devastating loss she suffered six years before. But when she gets blackout drunk at the school’s Spring Gala, her principal places her on a leave of absence, demanding she address her drinking or lose her teaching job permanently. Looking for a reset, she decides to fly home early to help her younger sister with the wedding.
Kat, always organized and controlled, is already juggling a demanding job when her wedding plans come crashing down around her—the last thing she needs is Molly and her chaos back in the picture. Not to mention, Jack and Vicky clearly have unresolved financial tension between them that the impending house sale is bringing to the surface.
When Molly’s unexpected summer romance throws a wrench in Kat’s carefully laid plans, and a surprise from Kat knocks Molly’s sobriety off course, long-simmering resentments between the sisters come to a boil, threatening to fracture the family beyond repair. But if the Quill family can learn to let go of old stories and destructive patterns, their last summer at 22 Shore Road may just be the most transformative yet.
