Our Last Vineyard Summer

“A quiet powerhouse of a novel—deeply atmospheric, emotionally resonant and steeped in the history and heartbreak of generational womanhood.” –Woman’s World“A heartfelt tribute to sisterhood and womankind, Our Last Vineyard Summer invites readers into a family home brimming with memories of summers by the sea. With a perfect blend of secrets, misdeeds, and unexpected love, Brooke Lea Foster has crafted a gripping, timely story that will captivate readers from start to finish.” –Amy Poeppel, author of The Sweet Spot“Brooke Lea Foster’s Our Last Vineyard Summer has all my favorite book ingredients—intriguing mother-daughter dynamics, a vivid Martha’s Vineyard setting, a gripping dual timeline and, best of all, a family secret bombshell that I never saw coming.” –Martha Hall Kelly, New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls“Evocative and rich, Our Last Vineyard Summer captures the enduring and complicated love between mothers and daughters in this fascinating tale of one family’s memorable summers at the beach. Foster depicts two generations of women who are stubborn and smart, vulnerable and competitive, but she does so with compassion and wit that makes you cheer them on until the end.” –Jo Piazza, internationally bestselling author of The Sicilian Inheritance“Both a generational mystery and a feminist coming of age, Our Last Vineyard Summer is an engrossing and poignant look at family in all its complicated depth. It had me gripped from the first page.” –Annabel Monaghan, USA Today bestselling author of Nora Goes Off Script“A radiant, sun-flushed summer novel packed with beaches, secrets, and sisters. Foster has imbued this brilliant, feminist beach read with skill and heart and optimism. This is historical fiction at its very best, as relevant as this morning’s news, as enjoyable as a summer day at the beach.” –Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author“Both timely and timeless—a compelling, thoughtful novel that explores complex family relationships and the changing roles of women over time. This is a book you will want to pass to your mother, daughter, sister, and best friend and say, Read this!” –Julie Gerstenblatt, author of Daughters on Nantucket“Appealing…the expert plotting is matched by pitch-perfect character work. Foster’s fans will adore this.” –Publishers Weekly

Brooke Lea Foster is an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, The Atlantic, The Boston Globe Magazine, and People, among others. An alumna of The Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College, she is the author of three nonfiction books and the novels Summer Darlings, On Gin Lane, All the Summers In Between, and Our Last Vineyard Summer.