Book
The second home : a novel / Christina Clancy.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250239341 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 341 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020.
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| Subject: | Brothers and sisters > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Vacation homes > Massachusetts > Cape Cod > Fiction. Cape Cod (Mass.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Bildungsromans. Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 10 of 10 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | CLA (Text) | 35151001105295 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Inheriting their familyâs Cape Cod summer home years after long-term estrangement, two sisters are reunited by a man with a legitimate claim to the property who would set the record straight. A first novel. 200,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"After a disastrous summer spent at her family summer home on Cape Cod, seventeen-year-old Ann Gordon was left with a secret that changed her life forever, and created a rift between her sister, Poppy, and their adopted brother, Michael. Now, fifteen years later, her parents have died, leaving Ann and Poppy to decide the fate of the Wellfleet home that's been in the Gordon family for generations. Just when the sisters decide to sell, Michael re-enters their lives with a legitimate claim to the house"-- - McMillan Palgrave
"A novel of family and place and belonging." âRebecca Makkai, Pulitzer Prize finalist
"Tender and suspenseful." âChloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author
Some places never leave you...
After a disastrous summer spent at her familyâs home on Cape Cod when she is seventeen, Ann Gordon is very happy to never visit Wellfleet again. If only sheâd stayed in Wisconsin, she might never have met Anthony Shaw, and she would have held onto the future sheâd so carefully planned for herself. Instead, Ann ends up harboring a devastating secret that strains her relationship with her parents, sends her sister Poppy to every corner of the world chasing waves (and her next fling), and leaves her adopted brother Michael estranged from the family.
Now, fifteen years later, her parents have died, and Ann and Poppy are left to decide the fate of the beach house thatâs been in the Gordon family for generations. For Ann, the once-beloved house is forever tainted with bad memories. And while Poppy loves the old saltbox on Drummer Cove, owning a house means settling, and sheâs not sure sheâs ready to stay in one place.
Just when the sisters decide to sell, Michael re-enters their lives with a legitimate claim to a third of the estate. He wants the house. But more than that, he wants to set the record straight about what happened that long-ago summer that changed all of their lives forever. As the siblings reunite after years apart, their old secrets and lies, longings and losses, are pulled to the surface. Is the house the one thing that can still bring them togetherââor will it tear them apart, once and for all?
Told through the shifting perspectives of Ann, Poppy, and Michael, this assured and affecting debut captures the ache of nostalgia for summers past and the powerful draw of the places we return to again and again. It is about second homes, second families, and second chances. Tender and compassionate, incisive and heartbreaking, The Second Home is the story of a family you'll quickly fall in love with, and won't soon forget.
