FICTION

The Islanders

Morrow. Jun. 2019. 432p. ISBN 9780062840066. $26.99; ebk. ISBN 9780062840080. F
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In need of an escape from the upheaval in his life, thriller writer Anthony Puckett decides to housesit on Block Island, RI, for the summer. Island bakery owner Joy Sousa is trying to keep her small business alive and be a good mother to her teenage daughter, Maggie. Lu Trusdale, who is on the island because her husband’s parents rented them a cottage, is supposed to be occupied with her two young boys but is distracted by updating her popular food blog, which she’s keeping secret from everyone in her life. The three strangers’ lives collide: Anthony rescues Lu’s son, and Joy rescues Anthony when his car breaks down. In no time, Joy and Anthony are an item, Maggie is helping Lu with her sons, and Lu and Anthony become friends. When long-held secrets come to light, there’s no telling how it will affect their new relationships.
VERDICT With complex characters and vivid landscape descriptions, this fun beach read from Moore (The Captain’s Daughter) has just enough drama to keep readers wondering how the story will unfold. For fans of women’s fiction such as the works of Elin Hilderbrand and Nancy Thayer. [See Prepub Alert, 12/17/18.]
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