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FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE WISHING HILL
BEACH
PLUM
ISLAND
By Holly Robinson
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From hot new talent Holly Robinson,
author of The Wishing Hill, comes
BEACH PLUM
ISLAND (NAL
Trade Paperback Original; April 1, 2014; $15; ISBN: 9780451241023), a
fascinating novel about the relationship among three sisters after their
father’s death, and a secret that will change the shape of their entire family.
Your brother should know the truth. Since
Ava doesn’t have a brother, she dismisses her father’s last puzzling words as a
result of his medicated confusion, and dedicates all her energies to bringing
her family together for her father’s funeral. This is no easy task. Her sister
Elaine has hardly spoken to their father since he left their mother for a
younger woman. Elaine resents her half-sister, Gigi, and she doesn’t hide her
feelings at the funeral. Ava, on the other hand, connects with Gigi,
recognizing a troubled teenager with enormous potential.
When a strange memory from Ava’s childhood resurfaces and continues to haunt her, she learns that Gigi holds the key to the mystery surrounding her father’s dying words, and uncovers a secret that will change the very fabric of her entire family.
When a strange memory from Ava’s childhood resurfaces and continues to haunt her, she learns that Gigi holds the key to the mystery surrounding her father’s dying words, and uncovers a secret that will change the very fabric of her entire family.
Sure to appeal to fans of
Helen Schulman and Lisa Wingate, BEACH
PLUM ISLAND is Holly Robinson at
her best, a story about family, love
and buried secrets.
About the Author:
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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BEACH PLUM ISLAND
by Holly Robinson
NAL Trade Paperback
On-sale: April 1, 2014
$15; ISBN: 9780451241023