Summer Roommates

Like Elin Hildebrand's Nantucket novels, Holly Chamberlin's Maine-set summer reads are perfect for the beach--heartwarming, engaging, and emotionally satisfying. In her latest novel set in the charming town of Yorktide, four older women come together under one roof for an unforgettable summer of self-discovery, renewal, and the healing power of friendship. A delight for fans of Nancy Thayer, Shelley Noble, and Pamela Kelley.

A rambling house on the coast of Maine is the perfect setting for this poignant novel of self-discovery and renewal, as four strangers decide to spend a summer together . . .

Sandra Pennington has lived through enough Maine winters to know how long they can be. Even in April, Yorktide is chilly and muddy, adding to Sandra's pangs of loneliness. It's been five years since her husband died, her dearest friend is in a care facility, her children are grown, and the big house is suddenly terribly empty. But Sandra has a plan: to rent out three bedrooms and set up a summer bed and breakfast of sorts.

There will be challenges, of course, and Sandra's daughter is concerned. But Sandra is eager to try and build a community of like-minded, mature women for companionship and support. Soon, one by one, her chosen housemates arrive . . .

Mary, recently retired, is ready to discard her tough lawyer façade. Patty refuses to reveal--or act--her age, but beneath her flightiness lies a deep vulnerability. High-school teacher Amanda feels uncertain about where her long-term relationship is going. But surely it's too late now to change course?

Over arguments and laughter, these very different women get to know each other--and themselves. And while summer is always too short, there'll be time enough for reinvention, reflection--and realizing it's never too late to keep growing, changing--and making new friends . . .

Author: Holly Chamberlin
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corporation
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781496713636


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/05/2023

About the Author
Holly Chamberlin is the bestselling author of more than a dozen novels. Born and raised in New York City, she earned a Master's degree in English Literature from New York University and worked as an editor in the publishing industry for ten years. She and her husband now live in Maine in a restored mid-nineteenth-century brick townhouse with Betty, the most athletic, beautiful and intelligent cat in the world. Readers can visit her online at HollyChamberlin.com.