A legendary island steeped in the mystery and wisdom of
centuries…
A runaway heiress learning to trust life, and love…
A mother and daughter, separated for years, searching for a
way to face the future together…
New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice tells a
powerful story of love, family, and friendship through the
lives of two women who reunite at a place where dreams
begin—and where they may be fulfilled at last….
Years ago, Lyra Davis left behind a world of wealth and
privilege and the people she loved most in the world, unable
to reconcile the expectations of her celebrated family with
the longings of her own wild heart. Now she lives quietly
among a community of expatriates on the isle of Capri,
slowly, carefully learning to live fully for the first time,
flourishing in the friendship of a singular man who
recognizes in her a kindred spirit.
Granddaughter of the reigning doyenne of Newport, Rhode
Island, wise beyond her sixteen years, Pell Davis is poised
to take her place at the pinnacle of society. Yet she and
her young sister still long for the mother who ran away from
them when they were children so that they could be raised by
the father they adored. Pell knows that Lyra felt she loved
them best by leaving. But with her father now dead and her
sister veering dangerously into fantasy, she will travel
across an ocean to find the mother she remembers and the
deeper truths they all need so desperately….
Lyrical, unforgettable, Luanne Rice’s new novel unfolds
against a background of timeless beauty, as an unlikely love
affair reshapes the meaning of devotion and three
generations of women resist the pull of memory and tradition
to find a new way forward.