Surfside Sisters: A Novel

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A Nantucket woman returns home to find that reunions aren’t always simple, in this heartwarming novel from the New York Times bestselling author of A Nantucket Wedding and Secrets in Summer.

“Fans of Elin Hilderbrand . . . should add Surfside Sisters to their beach bag.”—Booklist

Keely Green always dreamed of leaving the beautiful shores of Nantucket to become a writer. Now she’s a bestselling novelist living in New York City, attending glamorous cocktail parties and mingling with the literary elite. Keely is also dating a charming, perfectly fine pediatric surgeon who looks good on paper but isn’t “the one.” She just can’t bear to break it off—until he declares his desire to settle down. Then Keely’s editor rejects her latest novel. With her personal and professional lives suddenly in shambles, Keely longs for the soothing island way of life.

Growing up, Keely and her best friend, Isabelle, were inseparable. Nothing could come between them—except, as it turned out, Keely’s high school boyfriend, Tommy. Returning home would mean facing Isabelle’s bitter betrayal and seeing for herself the family Tommy and Isabelle have created, the life that might have been Keely’s.

But when Keely’s mother falls into a deep depression, Keely knows what she must do, even though she is reluctant to face her estranged friend. And encountering Isabelle’s older brother, Sebastian—Keely’s longtime crush—only complicates things.

In one incredible summer, Keely must confront the mistakes of the past if she has any chance of finding true happiness in the place she will always call home. Nancy Thayer shines yet again in this uplifting tale of forgiveness and self-discovery.

Praise for Surfside Sisters

“Readers who appreciate a busy, uplifting tale of friendship and romance will enjoy spending time on Thayer's Nantucket.”Publishers Weekly

“An engaging tale about how childhood expectations can be transformed on the journey through adulthood.”Kirkus Reviews

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4.2
9 reviews
Terri Chlapek
July 2, 2019
This was my first book by Nancy Thayer. I have another on my bookshelf and now I am dying to get to it! Surfside Sisters was one of those books that is just a step or two above your average read. Thayer has done an incredible job of insinuating the reader into the lives of the two girls that started out as close as sisters and faced some incredibly difficult issues in their friendship as they aged. There were several difficult issues (love problems, parental death, parental illness, envy...) dealt with within the story that just added incredible layer after incredible layer to the story. Surfside Sisters was just a superb read! I was given a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley. All thoughts are my own.
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Bette Hansen
July 2, 2019
This is a wonderfully done book that will make the perfect beach read. Love them or hate them, the characters will make an impression on you and your emotions will be all over the place. This is the story of two girls from childhood through to adulthood and the journey their lives take. As kids they shared a passion for writing and words as well as a dream to become published authors. Some dreams are realized, hopes and desires change, relationships are strained but through all life throws their way the hope is that their friendship will remain. This is definitely a recommended read for all chick lit fans!
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Tracy L Haggins
July 18, 2019
It wasn't one of her best but it was worth reading. I was hoping for more interaction with Isabel and Keely. Keely was a little whorish too. She didn't know what she wanted. I was hoping that she would end up with Gray. I have mixed feelings about the whole book.
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About the author

Nancy Thayer is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including A Nantucket Wedding, Secrets in Summer, The Island House, The Guest Cottage, An Island Christmas, Nantucket Sisters, and Island Girls. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Thayer has been a year-round resident of Nantucket for thirty-four years, where she currently lives with her husband, Charley, and a precocious rescue cat named Callie.

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