Her friend tells her about a cottage for rent on Nantucket and falls in love with it the moment she sees it. and she is looking for something more in her life. The story follows Heather Willet who finds there’s no longer any love in her marriage. and miles and miles of sandy beaches-how perfect for a private retreat. along the brick-paved streets with its centuries old Ivy covered homes. with it’s beautiful, aromatic flowers in bloom. I love how descriptive the island setting is in the summertime. Nancy Thayer’s writing about Nantucket is an excellent novel for summer reading. 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. And when change comes sooner than either Heather or Kailee expect, they must learn to overcome their differences to fight for the future they want. But anything is possible in the summer sun and sea breezes of Nantucket-even reconciliation. Kailee has clashed with Heather since the day they met. She's less thrilled, however, about his mother living nearby. She has big hopes for their happily ever after, especially now that her parents are finally showing interest in her career. Kailee Essex is thrilled that Ross is willing to move to her hometown. Worst of all for Heather, this means having to get along with her. And her plan is going perfectly-until Ross announces he's moving to Nantucket to work at his girlfriend's family's construction business instead of going back home to work with his own father, like he'd promised. Ready to seek out her own happiness and discover herself again, Heather decides to leave her husband and rent a cottage on Nantucket. But now that her marriage has fizzled out and Ross, her only child, is graduating from college and getting serious with his girlfriend, Heather wonders if that life is the one she really wants.

Heather Willette has a good life in Concord, Massachusetts-complete with a husband who runs his own business and a son to take up his mantle one day.

Summer House by Nancy Thayer