Thanks to Jessica Butler of Berkley/NAL, Penguin Random House, I am giving away one copy of Beach Plum Island.
Book Description:
“Your brother should know the truth.”
These are the last cryptic words that Ava Barrett’s father says before he dies. But Ava doesn’t have a brother, as far as she knows, so how can she tell him the truth? She dismisses the conversation and dedicates herself to bringing her family together for her father’s funeral. This is no easy task, since her sister, Elaine, has been estranged from the family and still harbors resentment against their stepmother and half-sister, Gigi. Ava, on the other hand, is a single mother who sees Gigi as a troubled teen in need of love and connection.
Ava, too, could use more love in her life and finds it where she least expects it. But the biggest surprise of all is that Gigi holds the key to the mystery surrounding her father’s dying words, and joins Ava in uncovering a secret that rapidly unravels the very fabric of their entire family…
Praise for Beach Plum Island:
“A luminous novel of buried secrets.”—New York Times bestselling author Caroline Leavitt
“Robinson masterfully paints the portrait of a damaged family in the quake of a tragedy, struggling to put the pieces back together again. Each sister is sensitively drawn, their individual dramas meticulously rendered. This novel is a thoughtful exploration of the fragility, and the tenacity, of the ties that bind.” – T. Greenwood, author of Bodies of Water
“Vivid [and] compassionate.”—Margot Livesey—People
About Holly Robinson:
Holly Robinson is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, Family Circle, Huffington Post, Ladies’ Home Journal, More, Open Salon, and Parents. She is the author of one previous novel, The Wishing Hill (Accent, 7/13) and a memoir, The Gerbil Farmer’s Daughter. Robinson holds a B.A. in biology from Clark University and an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She and her husband have five children, two cats, a grumpy hamster, and two very stubborn small dogs.
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Intriguing and fascinating. Thanks.
This book sounds mysterious to me!
The idea of a family secret is what looks compelling.
What interests me is the mystery surrounding her father’s dying words. This sounds like a really good book, and one I would really enjoy. Thanks for having the giveaway.
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Have to admit that it sounds interesting. Wish I knew about it, maybe I might have entered it.