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 #91 pick! Click on the book’s cover to add it to your Goodreads shelf (opens in a new window).
Length: 384 pages.
Genre: Women’s Fiction
From The Publisher:
A tender and touching novel about a young woman who discovers the family she has always longed for when she spends a life-changing summer in North Carolina.
Present Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put her childhood home in Beaufort, North Carolina, on the market—the home that Keaton didn’t know existed until now—she jumps at the chance to head south. Keaton’s grandparents died in a tragic car accident before she was born, so she’s eager to learn more about the family she never met. But even though she has help from her charming next-door-neighbor, his precocious ten-year-old son, and a flock of endearingly feisty town busybodies, Keaton soon finds that she has more questions than answers.
1976: After meeting her adoring husband Townsend, Rebecca “Becks” Saint James abandoned the life she knew and never looked back. Forty years later, she’s made a name for herself as the best hostess North Carolina has ever seen. Her annual summer suppers have become the stuff of legend, and locals and out-of-towners alike clamor for an invitation to her stunning historic home. But she’s struggling behind the façade. Becks strives to make the lives of those around her as easy as possible, but this summer she is facing a dilemma that even she can’t solve. And as the end of the season looms, she is brought to a decision she never wanted to make.
As both Keaton and Becks face new challenges and chapters, they are connected through time by the house on Sunset Lane, which has protected the secrets, hopes, and dreams of the women in their family for generations. For fans of Summer of ‘69 and The Notebook , Last Summer on Sunset Lane explores the power of family, the bonds of friendship, and the boundless nature of love.
Why I Can’t Wait To Read A Happier Life:
I have enjoyed several books by this author who writes emotional stories about family and friendship. I love that this one is set in Beaufort North Carolina as it’s a location that is close to this author’s heart and I know this will come across in the book.
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Can’t Wait Wednesday #90: Pardon My Frenchie by Farrah Rochon
Can’t Wait Wednesday #89: Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand
Can’t Wait Wednesday #88: The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center
Jonetta | Blue Mood Café
Another excellent choice, Jodie💜 I’ve got this for review.
thathappyreader
I hope that we both enjoy it Jonetta!
Molly | Transatlantic Notes
It’s always fun to wait for a new book from an author we have read (and enjoyed) before. This one does sound fun and like it will be a perfect summer read!
thathappyreader
I think so too Molly!