The Summer We Read Gatsby - Softcover

Ganek, Danielle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452297052 ISBN 13: 9780452297050

Publisher: Plume Books, 2011

Synopsis

When two estranged sisters inherit a Hamptons beach house, they search for fortune but find love instead.

Cassie and Peck are half sisters with little in common beyond a shared last name--that is, until their beloved aunt Lydia bequeaths them equal shares of her ramshackle old cottage in the Hamptons with instructions to "seek the thing of utmost value" within it. Cassie and Peck fantasize about discovering a lost Jackson Pollock, or a first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, as they revel in one last summer of fabulous parties and nostalgia.

From the author of Lulu Meets God and Doubts Him, Danielle Ganek's The Summer We Read Gatsby, a perfect beach read, captures the spirit of New York's most glamorous resort town, and will captivate readers with its spellbinding blend of romance, mystery, and charmingly eccentric characters.

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Review:

"You can hear the waves crashing and ice cubes tinkling as [these sisters] reunite with lost loves and try to mend their pasts."--Glamour

"A smart, entertaining romp."--People

"For the beach bag: Apply sunscreen before you lose yourself."--Marie Claire

"Entertaining... unalike half sisters Cassie and Peck Moriarty inherit their aunt's Southampton cottage and along with it a potent secret, some swoony romantic prospects, and several friends even Fitzgerald would have relished."--Town & Country

"Fantastic."--Design Baby

"A sophisticated comedy of manners."--O Magazine's Summer Reading List

"[The] kind of book that invites sunscreen stains... A tale of two half sisters' summer of cocktails and cupcakes, theme parties and chiffon dresses--with a Jackson Pollock painting and a twinklingly handsome bachelor architect thrown in for good measure."--Vogue.com's Summer's Hottest Beach Readers

"At the top of our must-read list."--Tory's Blog

"What a charming book! Danielle Ganek's The Summer We Read Gatsby is a fully engrossing page turner filled with delightful characters and sumptuous details about one perfect July in the Hamptons. Like summer itself, this bewitching novel will leave you half in love and yearning for more."--Elin Hilderbrand, author of Barefoot

From the Back Cover:

Half-sisters Cassie and Peck could not be more different. Cassie is a journalist with her feet firmly planted on the ground; Peck is an actress with her head in the clouds. In fact, the only thing they seem to have in common is their inheritance. Fool's House is a broken-down home in the Hamptons left to Cassie and Peck by their Aunt Lydia, a house that she decreed they must share. But Cassie and Peck can't afford the place, and they can't agree on what to do with it. Plus, along with the house, they've inherited an artist-in-residence and self-proclaimed genius named Biggsy who seems to bring suspiciously bad luck wherever he goes. Cassie and Peck try to figure out their Aunt Lydia's puzzling instructions to seek the thing of utmost value in the house, but as summer comes to a close, they seem no closer to coming to a decision. The Summer We Read Gatsby is filled with fabulous parties, tempting romances, eccentric characters, and insider society details. It's a sparkling novel that showcases Danielle Ganek's pitch-perfect sense of style and wit.

About this edition

• Publisher: Plume Books
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0452297052
• ISBN 13: 9780452297050
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 292