Few novelists today write with the power to move our
hearts, quicken our souls, and enrich our lives like Luanne
Rice. In New York Times bestsellers such as Dance
with Me, Beach Girls, and The Secret Hour, she vividly
captures the dramas that make all the difference in love
and families. Now, revisiting the remarkable characters
introduced in her bestselling Summer’s Child, she brings
full circle one of her most compelling explorations of the
human heart…all the many ways it can be broken…and the
magic that can make it whole again.
Their lives were a tapestry woven together by love and
loss, tragedy and hope. On the windswept coast of Nova
Scotia, Lily and her eight-year-old daughter, Rose, are
struggling to embrace a new life even as Lily tries to let
go of painful memories of the past. Among the lives that
will touch theirs are those of Liam Neill, a dedicated
teacher living in self-imposed isolation; Maeve Jameson,
mourning the loss of a granddaughter she devoted her life
to protecting; and Mark Murphy, a dogged police detective
obsessed with a woman who vanished years ago–who may or may
not have found what he seeks in a tiny, out-of-the-way
maritime village.
During this eventful summer of roses, the paths–and fates–
of these unforgettable characters will intersect in ways
that none of them could ever expect–and shape a future none
of them could possibly foresee. For each of them it will be
a time of renewal and transformation that will circle
inevitably to a past left behind, a mystery unsolved, and a
love reclaimed. Summer of Roses is vintage Luanne Rice–a
novel that celebrates the ties of family, the passion of
lovers, and the deep, unbreakable bonds that hold us
together through all the seasons of our lives.