Barefoot in the Sand
  • Published: 14 September 2021
  • ISBN: 9781496719249
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $34.00

Barefoot in the Sand

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Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Maine coast, Holly Chamberlin's novels are a summer staple. Now she weaves a heartfelt story of past and present summers and new beginnings, as a mother and daughter reconnect after decades apart...

Set against the backdrop of the beautiful Maine coast, Holly Chamberlin's novels are a summer staple. Now she weaves a heartfelt story of past and present summers and new beginnings, as a mother and daughter reconnect after decades apart...

There are moments that change your entire life's direction. For Arden Bell, owner of a cherished bookstore in the seaside hamlet of Eliot's Corner, one such moment comes early on a summer day when she opens the door to Laura Huntington--the daughter she hasn't seen in thirty-seven years.

Not a day has passed in which Arden hasn't thought of the baby she glimpsed only once before her wealthy, powerful parents forced her to give her up for adoption. Shy and sheltered, Arden finally mustered the courage to leave her Maine hometown of Port George, changed her name, and has barely seen her parents since. Nor has she heard from Rob, the boy she was so passionately in love with. Now Laura's arrival, and her inevitable questions, will propel both women on a journey to forge a new relationship and unravel the past. Amid revelations and discoveries--sometimes painful, often unexpected--they will learn the truth about a long-ago summer, and about the risks we take and sacrifices we make for love.
  • Published: 14 September 2021
  • ISBN: 9781496719249
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $34.00
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Summer Roommates
A Summer Love Affair
All Our Summers
A Wedding on the Beach
The Summer Nanny
Home for the Summer
The Season of Us
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Praise for Barefoot in the Sand

Praise for Holly Chamberlin's Novels

"Chamberlin is the best-selling author of heartwarming fiction about women's lives and relationships. Her followers are plentiful, and there is sure to be much clamor for this latest beach read. Recommend it to fans of Claire Cook and Elin Hilderbrand." --Booklist on Home for the Summer

"Escape to picturesque Maine with Holly Chamberlin's breathtaking new women's fiction novel...A story of friendship and fidelity, can Beth get through the tension, keep her friends close and marry the love of her life?" --SheReads on A Wedding on the Beach

"Novels centered around family dynamics can be some of the most interesting...Taking place in Maine, this story explores three generations of women in one family, as they ride the waves of bittersweet memories, bonds, and moving on, all while banding together." --Martha Stewart Weddings (6 Novels for Your Honeymoon) on Home for the Summer

"Chamberlin is pitch perfect in her depiction of Rosie and Meg struggling to grow up, love, and forgive themselves and each other. A thoughtful social commentary and tender narration of friendship and loyalty." --Publishers Weekly on Last Summer

"Nostalgia over real life friendships lost and regained pulls readers into the story." --USA Today on Summer Friends

"Chamberlin takes on the psychological repercussions of familial relationships to weave a satisfying and multifaceted story that keeps readers guessing. For fans of similar works by authors such as Shelley Noble and Nancy Thayer."
--Library Journal on The Summer Nanny