Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From celebrated author J. Courtney Sullivan comes a luminous novel about four generations of women, the secrets they keep, and the coastal cottage that holds them all together.

For the Kelleher family, their rambling beach house in Maine is more than a summer retreat—it’s where children run barefoot through salt grass, where outdoor showers rinse away the day’s adventures, and where old Irish songs echo around the piano long into the evening. But this summer, as three generations gather under one roof, each woman arrives carrying her own carefully guarded hopes and heartaches.

Maggie, thirty-two and unexpectedly pregnant, searches for the courage to share her news with a boyfriend who may not be ready. Ann Marie, a Kelleher by marriage, pours her mounting frustrations into an elaborate dollhouse project and a dangerous attraction. Kathleen, the family rebel, never intended to return to this place and its painful memories. And Alice, the formidable matriarch at the heart of it all, would sacrifice everything to rewrite one devastating night from her past.

Sullivan weaves together these women’s stories with warmth, wit, and remarkable insight into the complicated bonds of family. The New York Times Book Review praised it as “rich and exhilarating … You don’t want the novel to end.”

Perfect for readers who love deeply felt family sagas, coastal settings, and the particular magic—and mayhem—that happens when generations collide under one summer roof.

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