William Morrow
August 2019
On Sale: August 20, 2019
384 pages ISBN: 0062425587 EAN: 9780062425584 Kindle: B07DNBVN6Z Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
The #1 New York Times bestselling author brings us her
most ambitious and provocative work yet—a searing and
timely novel that explores the most volatile issue of our
time—domestic violence.
At the break of dawn, Caroline Shelby rolls into
Oysterville, Washington, a tiny hamlet at the edge of the
raging Pacific.
She’s come home.
Home to a place she thought she’d left forever, home of
her heart and memories, but not her future. Ten years
ago, Caroline launched a career in the glamorous fashion
world of Manhattan. But her success in New York imploded
on a wave of scandal and tragedy, forcing her to flee to
the only safe place she knows.
And in the backseat of Caroline’s car are two children
who were orphaned in a single chilling moment—five-year-
old Addie and six-year-old Flick. She’s now their legal
guardian—a role she’s not sure she’s ready for.
But the Oysterville she left behind has changed. Her
siblings have their own complicated lives and her aging
parents are hoping to pass on their thriving seafood
restaurant to the next generation. And there’s Will
Jensen, a decorated Navy SEAL who’s also returned home
after being wounded overseas. Will and Caroline were
forever friends as children, with the promise of
something more . . . until he fell in love with Sierra,
Caroline’s best friend and the most beautiful girl in
town. With her modeling jobs drying up, Sierra, too, is
on the cusp of reinventing herself.
Caroline returns to her favorite place: the sewing shop
owned by Mrs. Lindy Bloom, the woman who inspired her and
taught her to sew. There she discovers that even in an
idyllic beach town, there are women living with the
deepest of secrets. Thus begins the Oysterville Sewing
Circle—where women can join forces to support each other
through the troubles they keep hidden.
Yet just as Caroline regains her creativity and fighting
spirit, and the children begin to heal from their loss,
an unexpected challenge tests her courage and her heart.
This time, though, Caroline is not going to run away.
She’s going to stand and fight for everything—and
everyone—she loves.