A mesmerizing head-spinning and sometimes madcap-hilarious take of have and have-nots. People
(Book of the Week) NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY REAL SIMPLE AND KIRKUS REVIEWS In
the smart breezy sweet spot between Meg Wolitzer and Elin Hilderbrand. Entertainment Weekly
No matter what the world throws her way at least Ruthie Beamish has the house. Located by the
sea in a quiet Long Island village the house is her nest egg the retirement account shared
with her ex-husband Mike and the college fund for their teenage daughter Jem. The catch? To
afford the house Ruthie must let it go during the best part of the year. It s Memorial Day
weekend and the start of what Jem calls the summer bummer : the family s annual exodus to make
way for renters. This year the Hamptons set has arrived. Adeline Clay is elegant and connected
and will never need to worry about money. Before long she demonstrates an uncanny ability to
help herself to Ruthie s life. Is Adeline just being her fabulous self or is she out to take
what she wants? When an eccentric billionaire his wayward daughter a coterie of social
climbers and Ruthie s old flame are thrown into the mix the entire town finds itself on the
verge of tumultuous change. But as Ruthie loses her grasp on her job her home and her family
she discovers a new talent for pushing back. By the end of one unhinged unforgettable summer
nothing will be the same least of all Ruthie. Praise for The High Season Blundell knows the
territory. . . . Her account of Ruthie s coming to grips with a career a daughter and a
community in flux is as touching as it is convincing. The Wall Street Journal A huge
page-turner . . . so compelling . . . a classic beach read but very smart very intelligently
written. Us Weekly Emily Giffin s Summer Reading Recommendations An acid-laced domestic drama
set during one golden summer on the moneyed beachy North Fork of Long Island. The New York
Times Judy Blundell wields words like an oyster knife in this shimmering story of art money
and celebrity. Helen Simonson New York Times bestselling author of The Summer Before the War A
wry often hilarious story of a woman trying to keep it together when everything is going so
so wrong. Real Simple
