Certain Summer

A richly evocative debut novel set in an exclusive summer colony along the east coast during the aftermath of World War IIfor fans of Kate Morton and Jamie Ford."e;Nothing ever changes at Wauregan. That mystique is the tradition of the idyllic island colony off the shore of Long Island, the comforting tradition that its summer dwellers have lived by for over half a century. But in the summer of 1948, after a world war has claimed countless meneven those who came homethe time has come to deal with historys indelible scars. Helen Wadsworths husband, Arthur, was declared missing in action during an OSS operation in France, but the official explanation was mysteriously nebulous. Now raising a teenage son who longs to know the truth about his father, Helen turns to Frank Hartmanher husbands best friend and his partner on the mission when he disappeared. Frank, however, seems more intent on filling the void in Helens life that Arthurs absence has left. As Helens affection for Frank grows, so does her guilt, especially when Peter Gavin, a handsome Marine who was brutally tortured by the Japanese and has returned with a faithful war dog, unexpectedly stirs new desires. With her heart pulled in multiple directions, Helen doesnt know whom to trustespecially when a shocking discovery forever alters her perception of both love and war. Part mystery, part love story, and part insiders view of a very private world, A Certain Summer resonates in the heart long after the last page is turned.