Thank you to Book Club Favorites at Simon & Schuster for the free copy for review.
The cover of this book led me to think that this would be a book about summers at the beach, but it is so much more than that. The Dunne family lives in Seaside, NJ, a town that had been devastated by Superstorm Sandy. Margot and Brian own E&E Real Estate, renting bungalows to the summer crowd. The company is named for their daughters Elizabeth (Liz) and Evelyn (Evy). This company was their dream together, but now, Brian is dying from a brain tumor, and their world turns upside down.
Liz and Evy are two teens, just wanting a normal summer at the beach - finding love and experiencing life anew. Their mom is trying to make ends meet, while struggling with too many debts and too many memories.
This is a poignant look at loving, losing, and growing up -- and finding out where your home truly is.