The close-knit Quinn siblings enjoyed the kind of idyllic childhood that
seems made for greeting cards, spending each summer at Whit’s End, the family’s
home on Cape Cod. Then comes the summer of 1964, warm and lush after a rainy
spring—perfect firefly weather. Sisters Birdie, Remy, Sailor, Piper, and their
brother, Easton, delight in catching the insects in mason jars to make blinking
lanterns. Until, one terrible night, tragedy strikes.
Decades later, the sisters have carved out separate lives on the Cape. Through love and heartbreak, health issues, raising children, and caring for their aging parents, they have supported each other, rarely mentioning their deep childhood loss. But one evening, as they sit together at Whit’s End to watch the sun set, the gathering fireflies elicit memories of that long-ago night, and a tumult of regrets, guilt, and secrets tumble out.
Poignant yet hopeful, Firefly Summer is an uplifting story of the resilience of sisterhood and the bright glimpses of joy and solace that, like fireflies after rain, can follow even the deepest heartaches.
Decades later, the sisters have carved out separate lives on the Cape. Through love and heartbreak, health issues, raising children, and caring for their aging parents, they have supported each other, rarely mentioning their deep childhood loss. But one evening, as they sit together at Whit’s End to watch the sun set, the gathering fireflies elicit memories of that long-ago night, and a tumult of regrets, guilt, and secrets tumble out.
Poignant yet hopeful, Firefly Summer is an uplifting story of the resilience of sisterhood and the bright glimpses of joy and solace that, like fireflies after rain, can follow even the deepest heartaches.
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New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author Nan Rossiter's adult fiction
is often compared to the work of Nicholas Sparks - especially her first novel,
THE GIN & CHOWDER CLUB. Nan's second novel, WORDS GET IN THE WAY, is an
uplifting story about a single mom whose young son has autism. Her third novel,
MORE THAN YOU KNOW, touches on the bonds of sisterhood and the tragedy and
despair of Alzheimer's. UNDER A SUMMER SKY ties the first three books together
in an unexpected way, and NANTUCKET touches on the difference time can make,
the truths that never alter, and the bittersweet second chances that arrive
just in time to steer a heart back home. Her new novel FIREFLY SUMMER is an
uplifting story of the resilience of sisterhood and the bright glimpses of joy
and solace that, like fireflies after rain, can follow the deepest heartaches.
Nan is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and is also the author-illustrator of several books for children including, most recently, THE FO'C'SLE: HENRY BESTON'S OUTERMOST HOUSE, called "a lovely vision of one man's communion with nature" by Publisher's Weekly.
Nan lives in rural Connecticut with her husband, two handsome sons and a black Lab named Finnegan.
Nan is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and is also the author-illustrator of several books for children including, most recently, THE FO'C'SLE: HENRY BESTON'S OUTERMOST HOUSE, called "a lovely vision of one man's communion with nature" by Publisher's Weekly.
Nan lives in rural Connecticut with her husband, two handsome sons and a black Lab named Finnegan.
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