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Girls of Summer
Girls of Summer: A Novel | Nancy Thayer
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One life-changing summer on Nantucket brings about exhilarating revelations for a single mother and her two grown children in this sensational novel from New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer. Lisa Hawley is perfectly satisfied living on her own. Having fully recovered from a brutal divorce nearly two decades earlier, she has successfully raised her kids, Juliet and Theo, seeing them off to college and beyond. As the owner of a popular boutique on Nantucket, shes built a fulfilling life for herself on the island where she grew up. With her beloved house in desperate need of repair, Lisa calls on Mack Whitney, a friendlyand very handsomelocal contractor and fellow single parent, to do the work. The two begin to grow close, and Lisa is stunned to realize that she might be willing to open up again after all . . . despite the fact that Mack is ten years her junior. Juliet and Theo worry that Mack will only break their mothers heartand they cant bear to see her hurt again. Both stuck in ruts of their own, they each hope that a summer on Nantucket will provide them with the clarity theyve been searching for. When handsome entrepreneur Ryder Hastings moves to the island to expand his environmental nonprofit, Juliet, an MIT-educated web designer, feels an immediate attraction, one her rocky love life history pushes her to deny at first. Meanwhile, free spirit Theo finds his California bliss comes to a brutal halt when a surfing injury forces him back to the East Coast. Upon his return, he has eyes only for Macks daughter, Beth, to whom he is bound by an unspeakable tragedy from high school. Can they overcome their past? As the season unfolds, a storm threatens to shatter the peace of the golden island, forcing Lisa, Juliet, and Theo to decide whether their summer romances are destined for something more profound. Nancy Thayer dazzles again in this delightful tale of family, a reminder that sometimes, finding our way back home can bring us unexpected gifts.
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aliasNayNay
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Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer is a beach read you go into knowing everyone is going to be happy and things will work out by the end of the story. Overall it was too good to be true and too many coincidences, and a bit predictable, but that's Thayer's novels. You can count on Thayer to take you into a world of rainbows, true love, and a never-ending summer night. It was a quick read, one that is okay for a day in the hot sun.

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LMJenkins
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This was a nice, quick, satisfying book that reminded me a lot of Elin Hilderbrand. Since I recently finished all of Elin‘s books, it was comforting to find something similar.

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TheHeartlandBookFairy
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Thayer creates complex characters that you will fall in love with, that you will root for! This passage is from early on in the book, it struck me.. "So maybe they didn't get where they intended to go but, they got where they were meant to be." So true for the characters in this book &, I believe for many of us as well. Some books have you speed reading to see what happens next. This book is meant to be savored. It builds slow, sexy slow. Cont...

TheHeartlandBookFairy Giving the reader hints and a little taste here and there of What we might expect just around the corner, in the next chapter, keeping us coming back for more. I was a little sad to reach the end. Another classic Nancy Thayer Nantucket book! It's sure to be a summer beach read hit 😁 4y
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AmyG
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Sometimes you just need to read a chic-lit, “romancy” book. I loved this one. Thanks to goodreads for the arc.

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