Firefly Summer by Nan Rossiter

Title: Firefly Summer

Author: Nan Rossiter

Publication: July 26th, 2016

Publisher: Kensington

Read: July 10th, 2016

Summary:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nan Rossiter's touching new novel reunites four sisters at their childhood vacation spot on Cape Cod--where they uncover the truth about a past tragedy to find their future as a family. . . The close-knit Quinn siblings enjoyed the kind of idyllic childhood that seems made for greeting cards, spending each summer at Whit's End, the family's home on Cape Cod. Then comes the summer of 1964, warm and lush after a rainy spring--perfect firefly weather. Sisters Birdie, Remy, Sailor, Piper, and their brother, Easton, delight in catching the insects in mason jars to make blinking lanterns. Until, one terrible night, eight-year-old Easton drowns in the rising tide. Decades later, the sisters have carved out separate lives on the Cape. Through love and heartbreak, health issues, raising children, and caring for their aging parents, they have supported each other, rarely mentioning their deep childhood loss. But one evening, as they sit together at Whit's End to watch the sun set, the gathering fireflies elicit memories of that long-ago night, and a tumult of regrets, guilt, and secrets tumble out. Poignant yet hopeful, Firefly Summer is an uplifting story of the resilience of sisterhood and the bright glimpses of joy and solace that, like fireflies after rain, can follow even the deepest heartaches. Praise for the novels of Nan Rossiter "Nan Rossiter is at the peak of her storytelling abilities withUnder a Summer Sky, which is told with the kind of compassion, grace, and wisdom that is nearly unrivaled in contemporary fiction." --Examiner.com "Eloquent and surprising. . .I love this story of faith, love, and the lasting bonds of family." --Ann Leary, author of Outtakes from a Marriage on The Gin & Chowder Club "A gripping story of three sisters, of love lost and found and a family's journey from grief to triumph. A sure winner." --Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author, on More Than You Know

My Review:

Lou's mind stars: ✭✭✭✭✭

What drew me first to this book is the cover. It reminded me so much of some of Kristin Hannah's book covers which are beautiful. Then, there was this title. I don't know why I will always want to read something including fireflies.

I took a chance with this book, because this kind of story is either a complete win or a big fall out for me but here I was, being surprised at how I enjoyed it and it was so difficult to put the book down to get on with life...

There are a lot of characters in this story. We get to met four sisters at a time of their lives where big changes are coming. Each chapter is through the eyes of one of the sisters and it's difficult not to get attached to all of them. They each suffered from difficult times, one in common and then, curve balls life through at them but they got over them, with or without help but there is always this love they have for each other, this deep bond that made me teary eyed on more than one occasion through the reading of this book.

There are also Chloe and Bailey, I love them dearly but I won't say much about them. You have to discover for yourself who they are.

I will definitely check on more of the author's books because I did find in her writing this little something I love while reading. And she did make me cry, maybe not where all the readers normally would but the tears were there, definitely.

Thank you to the publisher for giving me this ARC. It was a beautiful journey.

*book received from the publisher via Netgalley for an honest review*

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