A Month of Summer

Lisa Wingate

From the million-copy bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a novel about one summer like no other.

When Rebecca Macklin receives a long-distance call from the Dallas police to explain her aging father has been found repeatedly wandering the city streets alone and his wife has suffered a serious illness and landed in a nursing home it is not what she is expecting. Despite the demands of the busy LA legal practice Rebecca shares with her husband she must put aside old resentments and return to her childhood home.

When Hanna Beth Parker hears about the arrival of her stepdaughter Rebecca who has stayed away for decades she knows something is terribly wrong. Suddenly the last person she'd ever turn to for help is the only one she can count on. But forging a relationship with Rebecca will require awakening old ghosts. In this moving story of separation and forgiveness two women will unravel the betrayals of the past examine the yearnings of the heart and discover the truest meaning of family.

Perfect for fans of Kathryn Hughes and Santa Montefiore.