Home for the Summer

June 1, 2017
Frieda Braithwaite had a loving, close-knit familya husband she adored and two young daughters they cherished. That was before Bella turned 16 and the family enjoyed a weeklong trip to Jamaica; before the last day of their trip, when Frieda and Bella stayed behind while Aaron and Ariel took a last-minute trip to a museum before their flight home to Massachusetts; before the car crash that changed everything. A year later, Bella is withdrawn and Frieda is barely surviving. Frieda's mother, Ruth Hitchens, knows that she needs to intercede. Frieda has always loved her mom's home, but for the first time, she and Bella will be spending the entire summer there, alone. In the small coastal town, Frieda reconnects with her estranged father, and Bella begins to form connections. Chamberlin is the best-selling author of heartwarming fiction about women's lives and relationships. Her followers are plentiful, and there is sure to be much clamor for this latest beach read. Recommend it to fans of Claire Cook and Elin Hilderbrand.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)