Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the Jill at Breaking the Spine. So let me introduce you my Can’t Wait Wednesday #81 pick! Click on the book’s cover to add it to your Goodreads shelf.
From The Publisher:
Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business. But being a spectator to notoriety and glamour isn’t as fulfilling as she once thought. Thankfully, Eddie has the perfect excuse for a vacation: Her hardworking younger sister, Barrett, is opening her gift shop on Memorial Day weekend, and could use all the help she can get.
But going home to the beautiful island of Nantucket means facing the family’s difficult past. Shortly after the death of Eddie and Barrett’s brother, their mother left them and their father made the spontaneous decision to buy a small farm. Eddie stayed there for only a year before her family’s grief threatened to consume her as well, and had been living in Manhattan ever since. Now that she is back, Eddie must face all she left behind: her father’s increased eccentricities, which has led to a house bursting at the seams with books; her sister’s resentment over Eddie’s escape; and a past love connection, one that is still undeniable and complicated, all these years later. But the Grant sisters are nothing if not resilient and capable, opening a used bookstore in their father’s abandoned barn to manage his hoarding, and navigating the discovery of a long-buried family secret that will change all of them forever.
In The Summer We Started Over, beloved storyteller Nancy Thayer transports readers with a moving story about family, courage, and the resiliency of young women.
Why I Can’t Wait To Read The Summer We Started Over:
Nancy Thayer is another of my auto-read authors. I love that her books are set on Nantucket and feature family, friendships and overcoming adversity.
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Jonetta | Blue Mood Café
Okay, you got my attention when you said the author is an auto read. What would you recommend as a book start?
thathappyreader
I’d start with All The Days of Summer but I really love her holiday books! I hope that you enjoy them Jonetta!
Karalee
I haven’t read any books from Nancy Thayer, but The Summer We Started Over does sound like a great book, and I like the setting of Nantucket. I hope you enjoy reading the book when it is released!
thathappyreader
Thanks Karalee!
Tonje
I like the sound of this one! Great pick! Hope you enjoy it.
thathappyreader
Thank you Tonje!
Jody
Nice choice, Jodie. Have a fantastic day 🤗
thathappyreader
Thank you Jody! You too!
Literary Feline
Nantucket is a popular setting. I bet it’s beautiful. Perhaps one day I’ll be able to visit. For now, I’ll spend time there in books. The Summer We Started Over sounds like it will be good. I hope you love it when you read it!
thathappyreader
I feel the same way about Nantucket LF!
Carla @CarlaLovesToRead
I also enjoy Nancy Thayer’s books, Jodie. Great choice.
thathappyreader
I do too Carla!