A gold-drenched, nostalgic dream with a fierce female friendship at its heart. Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me 'An engrossing tale of secrets, memory, music, and the people and places you can never outrun. 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. 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. 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. Title: Lady Sunshine Author: Amy Mason Doan Genre: Historical Fiction, Romance Published On: JPublisher: Graydon House Source: digital (Netgalley) Pages: 352 Synopsis: ONE ICONIC FAMILY. Twenty years later, Jackie unexpectedly inherits The Sandcastle and returns to the iconic estate for a short visit to ready it for sale. until the summer abruptly ended in tragedy, and Willa silently slipped away into the night. 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. THE DAZZLING SPIRIT OF 1970S CALIFORNIA.įor 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. '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

Description 'A delicious daydream of a book.' -Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of 28 Summers

Lady sunshine amy mason doan