Nestled
in the Chesapeake Bay, Brodie Island is charming, remote, and slow to
change. For three hundred years, Abby Brodie’s farming family has prospered
there. Now, years after leaving to make her way on her own terms, Abby is
coming home to see her ailing grandmother, with her teenage daughter and a
wealth of memories in tow. Yet as family members gather at the old farmhouse,
Abby realizes this visit offers more than a chance to say goodbye.
After decades of feeling she was a disappointment as a daughter, Abby is beginning to see that her mother, too, has struggled to feel a sense of belonging within the Brodie family. Celeste, Abby’s self-centered sister, is far from the successful actress she pretends to be, and needs help that only Abby and their half-brother, Joseph, can give. But most surprising of all is the secret that Grandmother Brodie has been carrying—one that will make each woman question her identity and the sacrifices she’s willing to make to gain acceptance.
With her trademark emotional honesty and insight, Colleen Faulkner lays bare the challenges at the heart of a family—learning how to forgive, connect, and let ourselves be truly known at last.
After decades of feeling she was a disappointment as a daughter, Abby is beginning to see that her mother, too, has struggled to feel a sense of belonging within the Brodie family. Celeste, Abby’s self-centered sister, is far from the successful actress she pretends to be, and needs help that only Abby and their half-brother, Joseph, can give. But most surprising of all is the secret that Grandmother Brodie has been carrying—one that will make each woman question her identity and the sacrifices she’s willing to make to gain acceptance.
With her trademark emotional honesty and insight, Colleen Faulkner lays bare the challenges at the heart of a family—learning how to forgive, connect, and let ourselves be truly known at last.
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About the author:
Colleen
Faulkner lives in Delaware, where her family settled more than three
hundred years ago. She comes from a long line of storytellers and spends her
days, when she’s not writing, running the family farm, reading, and traveling
the world. She’s still married to her high school sweetheart and has four
children and six grandchildren.
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