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Readers who enjoy Susan Wiggs and Susan Mallery will be captivated by this New York Times bestselling author’s latest novel. A young woman returns to Butternut Lake, facing the past and the tragedy she and her friends have carried for over a decade while also confronting an uncertain future. Butternut Lake, an idyllic setting, becomes bittersweet for Quinn LaPointe, who grew up there, feeling secure and hopeful. However, after a high school tragedy, she left for college and built a successful writing career in Chicago, trying to escape the dark memories of that fateful accident. Now, after ten years, she’s back, and while the town feels familiar, everything has changed. Her once-close friend, Gabriel Shipp, is now brooding and distant, while Tanner Lightman, the alluring brother of her late boyfriend, encourages her to stay. Old classmate Annika Bergstrom, who once disliked Quinn, is now friendly. Everyone seems to harbor secrets. Determined to confront the tragedy and mend old relationships, Quinn settles into Loon Bay Cabins, a cozy lakeside resort, where she begins documenting her memories from the year before the accident. As she unravels the past, she uncovers surprising truths about the present, leading her to realize that understanding her history is essential for her future.

In de geest van Kristin Hannah en Susan Wiggs, komt deze debuutroman - de eerste in een onvergetelijke nieuwe serie van Mary McNear. Het is tien jaar geleden dat Allie Beckett de drempel van haar familiehuis aan het Butternutmeer in Minnesota overstak. Nu, net weduwe na de dood van haar man in Afghanistan, is ze teruggekeerd met haar vijfjarige zoon. Daar herverbindt ze zich met de vrienden uit haar kindertijd - beste vriendin Jax, nu getrouwd met drie kinderen en een op komst, en Caroline, eigenaresse van de lokale koffiebar. Wat Allie niet had verwacht, is een nieuwkomer in Butternut Lake, Walker Ford. Up at Butternut Lake volgt deze vier onvergetelijke personages gedurende een enkele zomer terwijl ze worstelen met liefde, verlies en wat het betekent om risico's te nemen, angsten onder ogen te zien en het leven te omarmen, in al zijn opwinding en onvoorspelbaarheid. Allie Beckett had zich nooit kunnen voorstellen, toen ze wegliep van haar oude leven, dat ze op weg was naar een geheel nieuw leven, aan het meer...

Return to Butternut Lake with New York Times bestselling author Mary McNear in a story where the complicated bonds of sisterhood are tested, long-kept secrets are revealed, and love is discovered…all during one unforgettable summer at the lake. They are two sisters who couldn’t be more different. Win organized and responsible, plans her life with care. Poppy impulsive and undependable, leaves others to pick up the pieces. But despite their differences, they share memories of the idyllic childhood summers they spent together on the shores of Butternut Lake. Now, thirteen years later, Win, recovering from a personal tragedy, has taken refuge on Butternut Lake, settling into a predictable and quiet life. Then, one night, Poppy unexpectedly shows up on her sister’s doorstep with her suitcases, an aging cat named Sasquatch, and a mysterious man in tow. Although Win loves her beautiful sister, she wasn’t expecting her to move in for the summer. At first, they relive the joys of Butternut Lake. But their blissful nostalgia soon gives way to conflict, and painful memories and buried secrets threaten to tear the sisters apart. As the waning days of summer get shorter, past secrets are revealed, new love is found, and the ties between the sisters are tested like never before…all on the serene shores of Butternut Lake.