Huntley Fitzpatrick Boeken

A gorgeous debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, numerous, messy, affectionate. And every day from her balcony perch, seventeen-year-old Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs her terrace and changes everything. As the two fall fiercely in love, Jase's family makes Samantha one of their own. Then in an instant, the bottom drops out of her world and she is suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself? A dreamy summer read, full of characters who stay with you long after the story is over. "A summer romance with depth." —The Boston Sunday Globe "Fitzpatrick's excellent first novel movingly captures the intensity of first love." —Publishers Weekly, starred review "An almost perfect summer romance." —Kirkus Reviews "On par with authors such as Sarah Dessen and Deb Caletti." —SLJ

The eagerly anticipated follow-up to My Life Next Door is a magnetic, push-me-pull-me summer romance for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han. 17-year-old Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her Nantucket-esque island this summer. He's a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners to her island's summer population. Gwen dreams of getting off the island, and a summer job working for one of the elderly residents might just be her ticket to the good life. But what will it mean for Gwen's now life? Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to come to terms with what she thought was true—about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself—and figure out what really is.

I Garrett sono l'esatto contrario dei Reed. Chiassosi, incasinati, espansivi. E non c'è giorno che, a insaputa di sua madre, Samantha Reed non passi a spiarli dal tetto di casa sua, desiderando essere come loro... finché, in una calda sera d'estate, Jason Garrett scavalca la recinzione che separa le due proprietà e si arrampica sul pergolato per raggiungerla. Da quel momento tutto cambia e, prima ancora di rendersene conto, Sam inizia a trascorrere ogni momento libero con il paziente e dolce Jase, a cui piace fare tutto quello "che richiede tempo e attenzione", come dedicarsi agli animali, riparare oggetti rotti e soprattutto... provare a far breccia nel cuore della sua diffidente vicina. Perché non c'è nulla di più appagante che riuscire a strappare un sorriso alla ragazza della porta accanto.