num_pages: 400
description: A warm June evening a local tradition: the students of Nantucket High have gathered for a bonfire on the beach. What begins as a graduation night celebration ends in tragedy after a horrible car crash leaves the driver Penny Alistair dead and her twin brother in a coma. The other passengers Penny's boyfriend Jake and her friend Demeter are physically unhurt--but the emotional damage is overwhelming. Questions linger about what happened before Penny took the wheel.As summer unfolds startling truths are revealed about the survivors and their parents--secrets kept promises broken hearts betrayed. Elin Hilderbrand explores the power of community family and honesty and proves that even from the ashes of sorrow new love can take flight.
language: English
title: Summerland
publisher: Reagan Arthur Books