The debut of author Flynn Berry, this psychological thriller will grip you as it thrusts you into a haunting world of grief… and the complex bond between sisters. As Nora becomes more and more consumed with uncovering the truth, she begins to lose herself to the obsession. When Nora hops a train from London to visit her sister in the pastoral countryside, she gets the shock of a lifetime – her sister has been brutally murdered in her own home. An empowering story of charting your destiny, McMillan’s novel follows along as established optometrist Georgia Young quits her job and sets off on a wild journey that just might lead to a second chance at love. I Almost Forgot About You by Terry McMillanĭid you love How Stella Got Her Groove Back? How about Waiting to Exhale? Then you’re going to devour Terry McMillan’s newest effort, I Almost Forgot About You.The play delves into Harry’s regrets over his past, while also exploring the narrative of Harry’s youngest son Albus struggling under the weight of the family legacy on his shoulders.
You can’t very well have a must-read list without one of summer ‘16’s most highly anticipated releases, can you? Set 19 years after the last Harry Potter installment, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child finds our wizarding hero an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic and married father of three. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J.K.Adams tells the story of four friends over a period of twenty years as they navigate their 20s and 30s and increasingly long for the magic of youth (and one another). Arden returns to her roots seeking answers, but the truth she finds may be even more devastating than she imagined.įeeling nostalgic? Let Alice Adams’ debut novel, Invincible Summer, take you back to your collegiate years and all the fuzzy feelings that come along with making connections at the threshold of adulthood. A gothic thriller, Arrowood is set in an ornate historical house in southern Iowa – the very same home from which protagonist Arden Arrowood’s twin sisters disappeared twenty years ago. If you missed Laura McHugh’s highly successful 2014 mystery, The Weight of Blood, you can see what all the fuss over this author is about with her sophomore effort.
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Written by the Emmy, PEN, Peabody, and Golden Globe Award-winning creator of the TV show Fargo, this mesmerizing novel shifts in narrative from the aftermath to the backstories of other passengers as conspiracy theories begin to surface.Ī road trip, an adventure of self-discovery, The King… what more could you possibly ask for in a beach read? Last Ride to Graceland follows blues musician Cory Ainsworth as she seeks to answer a loaded question: is Elvis Presley her father? Bonus: the book takes place partially in coastal South Carolina, where Cory’s mom settled after a rebellious year being a backup singer for The King.
If you love suspense, you won’t be able to put down Before the Fall – the story of the plane crash of a private jet leaving Martha’s Vineyard, leaving only two survivors. The Skimm describes it aptly as “ Friends meets Almost Famous meets the beach read you’ll be remembering all summer.” Sign me up! Make the most of summer’s last stretch by spending your time sprawled on the sand with your nose in one of these books.įrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Vacationers, Modern Lovers is a smart, entertaining novel about love and adulthood in a group of tight-knit friends from college – whose own kids are now going to college. In fact, some (read: me) may argue this is the best time of the year to hit the beach – the crowds have thinned, the skies are crisp and clear, and it has de-humidified enough that it doesn’t feel like the air is trying to wrap you in a hot, sticky hug all the time.Īnd there’s no better way to unwind at the beach than with an entertaining tome or two. But here in the South, we all know we’ve got at least a few more weeks of sunny summertime weather to soak up before we break out our scarves and boots. Summer isn’t over just yet! Sure, September has officially rolled around, which means autumn is right around the corner.