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PureWow and BookRiot From beloved author Hannah Orenstein this love letter to lake life is
“the Parent Trap for adults ” the story of two half-sisters who meet for the first time at
their father’s cabin in Maine after his unexpected death. Every summer Vivian Levy and Lucy
Webster spend a month with their father at his lake house — separately. Raised in New York City
Vivian is an ambitious sommelier with a secret that could derail her future. Lucy grew up in a
tiny Maine town where she now teaches high school English while watching her marriage unravel.
They’ve never met. While Lucy envied her half-sister from afar their father kept Vivian in the
dark. When Vivian arrives at the lake to spread his ashes and sell his cabin she's shocked
to find Lucy there awaiting his return. In an ideal world they’d help each other through
their grief. Instead forced to spend the summer together they fight through a storm of
suspicion and hostility to untangle the messy truth about their parents’ pasts. While Lucy is
desperate to hold onto the house Vivian is scrambling after a betrayal. After thirty years
apart is it too late for them to be a family? For fans of Carley Fortune and Elin Hilderbrand
this sister story set on a lush lake brims with the undeniable heart depth charm and humor
that have endeared Hannah Orenstein to legions of readers.
