Audiobook9 hours
Lady Sunshine: A Novel
Written by Amy Mason Doan
Narrated by Ann Marie Gideon
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
()
About this audiobook
“A delicious daydream of a book.” —Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of 28 Summers
“With lyrical writing and a page-turning plot, this sun-dappled book has it all: heart, smarts, and an irresistible musical beat.” —Karen Dukess, author of The Last Book Party
ONE ICONIC FAMILY. ONE SUMMER OF SECRETS. THE DAZZLING SPIRIT OF 1970S CALIFORNIA.
For Jackie Pierce, everything changed the summer of 1979, when she spent three months of infinite freedom at her bohemian uncle’s sprawling estate on the California coast. As musicians, artists, and free spirits gathered at The Sandcastle for the season in pursuit of inspiration and communal living, Jackie and her cousin Willa fell into a fast friendship, testing their limits along the rocky beach and in the wild woods... until the summer abruptly ended in tragedy, and Willa silently slipped away into the night.
Twenty years later, Jackie unexpectedly inherits The Sandcastle and returns to the iconic estate for a short visit to ready it for sale. But she reluctantly extends her stay when she learns that, before her death, her estranged aunt had promised an up-and-coming producer he could record a tribute album to her late uncle at the property’s studio. As her musical guests bring the place to life again with their sun-drenched beach days and late-night bonfires, Jackie begins to notice startling parallels to that summer long ago. And when a piece of the past resurfaces and sparks new questions about Willa’s disappearance, Jackie must discover if the dark secret she’s kept ever since is even the truth at all.
“An engrossing tale of secrets, memory, music, and the people and places you can never outrun. A fantastic summer read.”
—Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me
“This book is gorgeous. A gold-drenched, nostalgic dream with a fierce female friendship at its heart.”
—Marisa de los Santos, New York Times bestselling author of I'll Be Your Blue Sky
“With lyrical writing and a page-turning plot, this sun-dappled book has it all: heart, smarts, and an irresistible musical beat.” —Karen Dukess, author of The Last Book Party
ONE ICONIC FAMILY. ONE SUMMER OF SECRETS. THE DAZZLING SPIRIT OF 1970S CALIFORNIA.
For Jackie Pierce, everything changed the summer of 1979, when she spent three months of infinite freedom at her bohemian uncle’s sprawling estate on the California coast. As musicians, artists, and free spirits gathered at The Sandcastle for the season in pursuit of inspiration and communal living, Jackie and her cousin Willa fell into a fast friendship, testing their limits along the rocky beach and in the wild woods... until the summer abruptly ended in tragedy, and Willa silently slipped away into the night.
Twenty years later, Jackie unexpectedly inherits The Sandcastle and returns to the iconic estate for a short visit to ready it for sale. But she reluctantly extends her stay when she learns that, before her death, her estranged aunt had promised an up-and-coming producer he could record a tribute album to her late uncle at the property’s studio. As her musical guests bring the place to life again with their sun-drenched beach days and late-night bonfires, Jackie begins to notice startling parallels to that summer long ago. And when a piece of the past resurfaces and sparks new questions about Willa’s disappearance, Jackie must discover if the dark secret she’s kept ever since is even the truth at all.
“An engrossing tale of secrets, memory, music, and the people and places you can never outrun. A fantastic summer read.”
—Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me
“This book is gorgeous. A gold-drenched, nostalgic dream with a fierce female friendship at its heart.”
—Marisa de los Santos, New York Times bestselling author of I'll Be Your Blue Sky
Author
Amy Mason Doan
AMY MASON DOAN earned a BA in English from UC Berkeley and an MA in journalism from Stanford University, and has written for The Oregonian, San Francisco Chronicle, and Forbes, among other publications. She grew up in Danville, California, and now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband and daughter. She is the author of The Summer List and the forthcoming Summer Hours.
Related to Lady Sunshine
Related audiobooks
Summer Hours: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Summer List Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fierce Little Thing: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Enlightenment of Bees Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Traveling Light Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sister Stardust: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Shoulder Season: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5You, Me, and the Sea: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Little Pieces of Me: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Maps for the Getaway: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Two Truths and a Lie: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Heard It in a Love Song: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Baddest Girl on the Planet Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Second Home: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Annie and the Wolves Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5She Wouldn't Change a Thing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5'Round Midnight Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Imperfects Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Better Luck Next Time: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House on Fripp Island Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How to Tell Toledo from the Night Sky: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Cave Dwellers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ladies of the House Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5East Coast Girls Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Visible Empire Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Summer Demands Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Learning to Speak Southern Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5A Summer to Remember: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sweetest Days Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5We Came Here to Forget: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Contemporary Women's For You
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Weyward: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Ends with Us Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Ugly Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Reminders of Him: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Slammed: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Regretting You Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Lost Apothecary: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bright Young Women: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5It Starts with Us: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love and Other Words Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My Dark Vanessa: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Wrong Place Wrong Time: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Confess Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5November 9: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Soulmate Equation Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maybe in Another Life Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5All the Missing Girls: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Measure: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Club: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Things We Cannot Say Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Then She Was Gone: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Family Upstairs: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Where the Forest Meets the Stars Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Five Years: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Winter Garden Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Change: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The People We Keep Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diamond Eye: A Novel Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Related categories
Reviews for Lady Sunshine
Rating: 4.086956521739131 out of 5 stars
4/5
23 ratings1 review
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Took too long to get to the point. I was expecting more.