All Our Summers

Written by Holly Chamberlin

Narrated by Christina Moore

Against the picturesque coastal Maine setting that she evokes so well, bestselling author Holly Chamberlin
creates a heartfelt story of family bonds and new beginnings …

It came as no surprise to anyone in Yorktide when glamorous Carol Ascher fled the little Maine town for New York
City. While Carol found success as an interior designer, her younger sister, Bonnie, stayed behind, embracing marriage
and motherhood. She even agreed to take in Carol’s teenage daughter during a tumultuous patch. Now both their
girls are grown and Bonnie, recently widowed, is anticipating the day she’ll retire to Ferndean House, the nineteenthcentury family home on the rocky Maine coast.

But forty-five years after leaving Yorktide, Carol suddenly announces that she’s moving back—into Ferndean.
Bonnie is indignant. She’s the one who kept the homestead in order and tended to their dying mother. Now Carol
expects to simply buy her out? As far as Bonnie is concerned, Ferndean is part of their heritage—not just another of
Carol’s improvement projects, to be torn apart and remade according to her whim.

The entire Ascher family is in flux, uncovering secrets that upend their relationships. Carol’s longing to be welcomed
home is fueled by a painful truth she’s carried for years. It will take an extraordinary summer—in a remarkable place—
to lead these women back to each other, buoyed by the tides of friendship and forgiveness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Jun 30, 2020
• ISBN: 9781980075691

Holly Chamberlin

Holly Chamberlin was born and raised in New York City. After earning a Master’s degree in English Literature from New York University and working as an editor in the publishing industry for ten years, she moved to Boston, married and became a freelance editor and writer. She and her husband now live in downtown Portland, Maine, in a restored mid-nineteenth-century brick townhouse with Betty, the most athletic, beautiful and intelligent cat in the world.

Reviews for All Our Summers

[jynell-71874 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

About halfway into the book I realized that it wasn't really pulling me in. It felt like a story I could live without and I hated to feel that way. I wouldn't say it was bad, but I wouldn't read it again.

The story focuses on the relationships between sisters and all the drama between them.

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this and provide my honest opinion.

[sunshine608 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This book is a little on the slow side. Not fast-paced but gives you time to really get to know the characters as their stories unfold. At times, it felt a bit a much and I just wanted to yell at all of them to get over themselves, but the story offers a glimpse of the ties that bind families and of love and redemption.