Enchanted August: A Novel

Enchanted August: A Novel

<b>“A charming, thoroughly engrossing novel that’s the next best thing to being there.” —<i>People Magazine</i><br /> </b><br /> <i>Hopewell Cottage</i><br /> <i>Little Lost Island, Maine.</i><br /> <i>Old, pretty cottage to rent on a small island.</i><br /> <i>Springwater, blueberries, sea glass.</i><br /> <i>August.<br /><br /></i>So reads an ad on Lottie Wilkes’ and Rose Arbuthnot’s children’s preschool bulletin board.<br />  <br /> When the mothers arrive on the island, they are transformed by the salt air; the breathtaking views; the long, lazy days; and the happy routine of lobster, corn, and cocktails on the wraparound porch. By the time of the late-August blue moon, real life and its complications have finally fallen far, far away. For on this idyllic island they gradually begin to open up: to one another and to the possibilities of lives quite different from the ones they’ve been leading. Change can’t be that hard, can it? <br />  <br />With a cast of endearingly imperfect characters—including indie movie star Caroline Dester and an elderly Beverly Fisher, who is recovering from heartbreaking loss—and set against the beauty of a gorgeous New England summer,<i> Enchanted August</i> is a sparkling summer debut that brilliantly updates the beloved classic <i>The Enchanted April</i> in a novel of love and reawakening that is simply irresistible.<br /><br /><br /><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>