Voor beste vriendinnen Kate, Dani en Vanessa lijken de heerlijke zomers in Avalon eeuwig te duren. Tot die ene zomeravond, waarop er iets vreselijks gebeurt met Colin, de broer van Kate. Daarna is de zomer nooit meer iets om naar uit te kijken. Inmiddels hebben de vriendinnen elkaar al bíjna 8 jaar niet meer gezien. Alle drie hebben ze het gevoel daf ze hun leven een andere richting moeten geven : advocate Kate is zwanger van haar ex-verloofde, de getrouwde Vanessa is geobsedeerd door een oude vlam, en schrijfster Dani is ontslagen - voor de twaalfde keer. Spontaan besluiten ze nog één keer een zomervakantie in Avalon door te brengen. Daar ontdekken ze hoezeer hun leven is bepaald door de keuzes die ze maakten op die dramatische avond, acht jaar eerder. En dat de kracht van vriendschap sterker is dan ze ooit hadden gedacht.
Meg Donohue Boeken
Meg Donohue is de USA Today bestsellerauteur wiens romans de complexiteit van menselijke verbindingen en de veerkracht van de vrouwelijke geest onderzoeken. Haar schrijven wordt geprezen om zijn emotionele diepte, scherpe observatie van relaties en verhalende warmte die lezers aantrekt. Ze creëert meeslepende verhalen met een onderscheidende stem, die diepgaande inzichten bieden in de complexiteit van het leven. Haar werk resoneert bij lezers die op zoek zijn naar doordachte en boeiende literaire ervaringen.






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Free-spirited Annie Quintana and sophisticated Julia St. Clair come from two different worlds. Yet, as the daughter of the St. Clairs' housekeeper, Annie grew up in Julia's San Francisco mansion and they forged a bond that only two little girls oblivious to class differences could—until a life-altering betrayal destroyed their friendship. A decade later, Annie bakes to fill the void left in her heart by her mother's death, and a painful secret jeopardizes Julia's engagement to the man she loves. A chance reunion prompts the unlikely duo to open a cupcakery, but when a mysterious saboteur opens up old wounds, they must finally face the truth about their past or risk losing everything.
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