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Chapters (47)
  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraphs
  5. Prologue
  6. Part One
  7. ONE
  8. TWO
  9. THREE
  10. FOUR
  11. FIVE
  12. SIX
  13. SEVEN
  14. EIGHT
  15. NINE
  16. TEN
  17. ELEVEN
  18. TWELVE
  19. THIRTEEN
  20. FOURTEEN
  21. FIFTEEN
  22. SIXTEEN
  23. SEVENTEEN
  24. Part Two
  25. EIGHTEEN
  26. NINETEEN
  27. TWENTY
  28. TWENTY-ONE
  29. TWENTY-TWO
  30. TWENTY-THREE
  31. TWENTY-FOUR
  32. TWENTY-FIVE
  33. TWENTY-SIX
  34. TWENTY-SEVEN
  35. TWENTY-EIGHT
  36. TWENTY-NINE
  37. THIRTY
  38. THIRTY-ONE
  39. THIRTY-TWO
  40. THIRTY-THREE
  41. THIRTY-FOUR
  42. THIRTY-FIVE
  43. THIRTY-SIX
  44. THIRTY-SEVEN
  45. Acknowledgments
  46. About the Author
  47. Newsletter Sign-up

Thanks to my late grandparents, Warren and Lee Seyfert, for introducing us to South Wellfleet and my original “second home;” and to my amazing mom, Pat Geiger, for making sure we stayed connected to it and for knitting so many beautiful sweaters for me over the years, especially one to match the novel’s cover.

To the best sisters and friends ever, Sheila Cardenas and Karen Geiger-Niedfeldt, with whom I’ll never have to argue over the fate of a second home. Big, proud love to my amazing kids, Olivia and Tim (don’t worry Tim, Olivia says you can have the cottage). To my aunt Mel and uncle Bo Van Peenan for being early readers and cheerleaders, and for keeping our special Wellfleet house in the family. Love also to my aunt Val Piper and my cousins Wendy (Cutie) Van Peenan, Kristen (Scuz) Wild, Laura Van Peenan, and especially Bob Piper, who read the book many times and answered all my landscaping and year-round Cape Cod questions. Thanks also to all my nieces and nephews and to the extended Clancy family, who have embraced me as their own even though I’m short. And a tremendously heartfelt thanks to my husband, John Clancy. I couldn’t ask for a more loving, thoughtful, and patient friend and partner.

I wish to shower my steadfast agent Marcy Posner with eternal sunshine and warmth. Thank you for believing in this book, and for connecting me to Sarah Cantin at St. Martin’s Press. I knew from our first phone call, when we talked about the Gordon family as if they were our mutual friends, that Sarah was the perfect editor for this novel, and that the Gordons were in good hands. She even wears an original Dennis bracelet! I’m so grateful for Sarah’s enthusiasm and smarts, and for the assistance of Rachel Diebel and Sallie Lotz.

The publishing pros at St. Martin’s Press have welcomed me into the family, and I’m grateful to Jennifer Enderlin, Sally Richardson, Andrew Martin, Lisa Senz, publicist extraordinaires Katie Bassel and Dori Weintraub, and marketing dream team Erica Martirano, Brant Janeway, and Alexis Neuville. For their creative talents, I’m thankful to Kim Ludlam, Tom Thompson, and Olga Grlic, who gave me my dream cover. I loved talking to the audio experts, Mary Beth Roche, Robert Allen, and Dakota Cohen.

Thanks also to Don Laventhall, Hannah Brattesani, and Melissa White at Folio Literary Management for help with film and foreign rights.