All the Days of Summer: A Novel

Summary

A woman’s second act on the beautiful island of Nantucket delivers much more than she expected in this hopeful novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer.

Heather Willette had a good life in Concord, Massachusetts—a loving husband, a family business, and a son who would take up the mantle one day. But now that her marriage has fizzled out and Ross, her baby boy, is graduating from college and getting serious with his girlfriend, Heather wonders if it’s what she really wants. Ready to seek out her own happiness and discover herself again, Heather decides to leave her husband and rent a cottage on Nantucket. Everything is going perfectly—until Ross gets engaged and moves to Nantucket to work for his fiancé’s family construction business instead of moving back home like he promised. Worst of all for Heather, that means having to get along with her.

Kailee Essex is thrilled that Ross is willing to move to her hometown. She has big hopes for both of them, especially now that her parents are finally showing interest in her career. She’s not as thrilled, however, about his mother living nearby. Kailee has clashed with Heather since the day they met, but anything is possible under the summer sun and sea breeze of Nantucket—even reconciliation. When change comes sooner than either expected, Heather and Kailee must forge new bonds and fight for the future they want. 

With All the Days of Summer, beloved storyteller Nancy Thayer delivers a moving novel that explores the complexity of family and the unexpected ways fate can guide you forward.