{"product_id":"the-summer-of-good-intentions-paperback","title":"The Summer of Good Intentions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy Francis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCape Cod summers are supposed to remain reassuringly the same, but everything falls apart when three sisters and their families come together for their annual summer vacation--and they are carrying more secrets than suitcases.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaggie is the oldest. She feels responsible for managing the summer house and making sure everything is as it always has been. But she's hurt that her parents' recent divorce has destroyed the family's comfortable summer routines, and her own kids seem to be growing up at high speed. Is it too late to have another baby? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Jess is the middle sister. She loves her job but isn't as passionate about her marriage. She's not sure she can find the courage to tell Maggie what she's done--much less talk to her husband about it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Virgie is the youngest, her dad's favorite. She's always been the career girl, but now there's a man in her life. Her television job on the west coast is beyond stressful, and it's taking its toll on her--emotionally and physically. She's counting on this vacation to erase the symptoms she's not talking about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The Herington girls are together again, with their husbands and kids, for another summer in the family's old Cape Cod house. When their mother, Gloria, announces she's coming for an unscheduled visit--with her new boyfriend--no one is more surprised than their father, Arthur, who has not quite gotten over his divorce. Still, everyone manages to navigate the challenges of living grown-up lives in close quarters, until an accident reveals a new secret that brings everyone together in heartbreak...and then healing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Poignant, compelling, and so real that you could shake the sand out of the pages, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of Good Intentions\u003c\/i\u003e is by a rising star who aims her fiction square at the heart of readers who love Elin Hilderbrand, Dorothea Benton Frank, and Mary Kay Andrews.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWendy Francis is the author of five novels: \u003ci\u003eSummertime Guests\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBad Behavior\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer Sail\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of Good Intentions, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThree Good Things\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a former book editor whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Redbook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYahoo Parenting\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHuffPost\u003c\/i\u003e, and WBUR's \u003ci\u003eCognoscenti\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives outside of Boston with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43751185121415,"sku":"9781451666427","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/qJbBeQqzuN9781451666427.webp?v=1769050246","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-summer-of-good-intentions-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}