Jane Green

Years after hard partying and the discovery of the father she never knew ends her only friendships, Cat Coombs achieves sobriety and resolves to make amends to those she has hurt during a revelatory Nantucket summer. By theNew York Times best-selling author of Saving Grace. Tour.

A Novel

Summer Secrets

Srijita Sarkar 

I sank back into his body, wanting to drink in his taste, his smell, his strong arms wrapped around me.

Alcoholism is a disease, a sickness. You can love the person without loving the disease,

We can’t wait for everyone to leave, then we can’t wait for them to come back.

the more I felt judged by someone, the less inclined I was to see them.

Sobriety suddenly seems like a really bad idea

one of the problems I have in life is a tendency to completely romanticize how things will be in the future, which inevitably leads to disappointment because it’s pretty much never, never, what I expect.

I have never been short of friends, I lead an active life, but I have always felt this tremendous sense of loneliness, of being alone, of having to be self-sufficient because of that aloneness.

Neither of them wanted to carry on without the other.

Horrible as this is to admit, I think I cried less because my dad was dying than for the dad I had never had. I cried for the missed opportunities, for not having a dad who loved me unconditionally and unreservedly. I cried for not having a dad who accepted me exactly as I was.

Still, even during the darkest of times, I never doubted her love for me.

I used to think, even when I was young, that we’d all be much happier if they got a divorce

these friends would be crying at the terrible fear of their families breaking up, and all I could think was: I wish my parents would get divorced.

It seemed to me that if ever there were two people on the planet who should not have been together, it was my parents.

Jessica Ford

A gripping story from the number one bestselling author"I am in AWE of Jane Green." Marian KeyesJune, 1998. At twenty-seven, Cat Coombs is struggling. She lives in London, works as a journalist, and parties hard. When she discovers the identity of the father she never knew she had, it sends her into a spiral. She makes mistakes that cost her the budding friendship of the only women who have ever welcomed her. And nothing is ever the same after that. June, 2014. Cat's life has come full circle. She wants to make amends to those she has hurt. Her quest takes her to Nantucket, the gorgeous New England island where the women she once called family still live. What Cat doesn't realize is that these women, her real father's daughters, have secrets of their own. As the past collides with the present, Cat must confront the darkest things in her own life and uncover the depths of someone's need for revenge.PRAISE FOR JANE GREEN"Warm, witty, sharp and insightful. Jane Green writes with such honesty and zing" Sophie Kinsella"Green handles grim issues with a sure hand, balancing light romance with tense family drama" Kirkus Reviews"Captivating" Booklist"Green once more proves her skill at exploring the complexities of the human heart." Library Journal"If you're in the mood for a juicy, heartbreaking page-turner, you should definitely give it a try." OKMagazine.com"Essential reading for the modern woman looking for connection and escape." Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Lucia, Lucia and the Valentine series"A gripping and powerful novel about finding the courage to make the life you want. This is Jane Green at her absolute best" Emily Giffin

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Summer Secrets by Number One bestselling author, Jane Green, is a gripping tale of recovery and redemption. June, 1998. At twenty-seven, Cat Coombs is struggling. She lives in London, works as a journalist, and parties hard. When she discovers the identity of the father she never knew she had, it sends her into a spiral. She makes mistakes that cost her the budding friendship of the only women who have ever welcomed her. And nothing is ever the same after that. June, 2014. Cat's life has come full circle. She wants to make amends to those she has hurt. Her quest takes her to Nantucket, the gorgeous New England island where the women she once called family still live. What Cat doesn't realize is that these women, her real father's daughters, have secrets of their own. As the past collides with the present, Cat must confront the darkest things in her own life and uncover the depths of someone's need for revenge.

Summer Secrets A Novel

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