Joanna Harrison has played by the rules all of her life. She has been the kind, gentle mother and supportive wife who has always put her family's needs above her own. Of course, living the corporate life entails many sacrifices which is why she really has no place to truly call home. With each promotion has come another new town full of unfamiliar faces and nuances that Joanna has learned to accept as part of her transient life.

After twenty-five years of non-stop giving, Joanna suddenly finds herself alone. With her children off living their own lives, all that is left is an empty house that she shares with a man who is never home. When the prospect of another transfer looms on the horizon, Joanna does the unthinkable. She simply leaves. Why should she bear the emotional turmoil associated with starting over again when it's not on her terms? Who says she has to support her husband when he has never taken her feelings into consideration? Finally, the time has come for her to spread her wings.

As she embarks on her journey, she leaves New Jersey and heads to the one place that evokes peace and solitude in her mind, Pawley's Island, South Carolina. With no plan in store, Joanna throws caution to the wind and begins a new chapter of her life with only herself in mind. What starts out as a joyous adventure becomes the metamorphosis of a woman struggling to find her true self. Will she be able to make peace with her family without destroying the life she has so earnestly created? Is the price she must pay for her freedom worth closing the door to her past?

THE RICHEST SEASON is a compelling debut novel by the gifted author Maryann McFadden that tells the story of one woman's courage to leave it all behind to unearth the inner core of her soul. Well-written, thought-provoking, and emotional at times...THE RICHEST SEASON is indeed the best time of life.