Copy of The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan – Reece’s Book Club Selction (Hardcover)

Step inside a windswept Victorian on the coast of Maine, and you may never want to leave. A Reese’s Book Club Selection, The Cliffs by J. Courtney Sullivan is the kind of sweeping, layered novel made for long afternoons of reading by the water.

When historian Jane Flanagan returns to her Maine hometown after her career and marriage unravel, she finds herself drawn back to the abandoned cliffside house she loved as a teenager. But the house has a new owner, Genevieve, who is convinced it’s haunted and asks Jane to uncover its history.

What follows is a beautifully woven tapestry of stories, spanning centuries and generations. Indigenous women, Shaker sisters, spiritualists, and mothers and daughters all leave their mark on this windblown stretch of coast. Sullivan’s research is impeccable, and her storytelling is, well, the kind that makes you forget to start dinner.

Critics are calling it her finest work yet:

• “Sullivan is a deft, accomplished storyteller.” — The New York Times Book Review
• “A captivating page-turner… atmospheric and assured.” — People
• “Rich, immersive, and impossible to put down.” — Vogue

For fans of Ann Patchett, Elizabeth Strout, and anyone who has ever stood on a Maine bluff and wondered who walked there before. With its New England setting and themes of memory, motherhood, and place, this one feels especially at home on our shelves.

A staff favorite. A book club essential. A story that lingers like sea mist long after the final page.