{"product_id":"haven-point-9781250266545","title":"Haven Point","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The book equivalent of a beach getaway.\"\u003ci\u003e--PopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A stunning debut.\"\u003ci\u003e--BookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe instant national bestseller about the generations of a family that spends summers in a seaside enclave on Maine's rocky coastline, for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Beatriz Williams\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1944: \u003c\/b\u003eMaren Larsen is a blonde beauty from a small Minnesota farming town, determined to do her part to help the war effort--and to see the world beyond her family's cornfields. As a cadet nurse at Walter Reed Medical Center, she's swept off her feet by Dr. Oliver Demarest, a handsome Boston Brahmin whose family spends summers in an insular community on the rocky coast of Maine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e1970: \u003c\/b\u003eAs the nation grapples with the ongoing conflict in Vietnam, Oliver and Maren are grappling with their fiercely independent seventeen-year-old daughter, Annie, who has fallen for a young man they don't approve of. Before the summer is over a terrible tragedy will strike the Demarests--and in the aftermath, Annie vows never to return to Haven Point. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2008: \u003c\/b\u003eAnnie's daughter, Skye, has arrived in Maine to help scatter her mother's ashes. Maren knows that her granddaughter inherited Annie's view of Haven Point: despite the wild beauty and quaint customs, the regattas and clambakes and sing-alongs, she finds the place--and the people--snobbish and petty. But Maren also knows that Annie never told Skye the whole truth about what happened during that fateful summer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver seven decades of a changing America, through wars and storms, betrayals and reconciliations, Virginia Hume's \u003ci\u003eHaven Point\u003c\/i\u003e explores what it means to belong to a place, and to a family, which holds as tightly to its traditions as it does its secrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Hume\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martin's Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250266545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Hume\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance writer and editor. Her early career was spent in politics and public affairs. She lives outside Washington, D.C. with her husband, their daughters, and an under-groomed bichon named Chester.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Virginia Hume \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48483524018333,"sku":"9781250266545","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_454eb423-8d91-45cb-a426-52b74c88fa2a.jpg?v=1782287925","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/haven-point-9781250266545","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}