Summer Light on Nantucket
A Novel
$38.92
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
26 May 2026
Summary
A touching novel about parenthood, first love, family bonds, and rekindled relationships from the New York Times bestselling author and beloved Nantucket storyteller Nancy Thayer.
Blythe Benedict is content. Her life didn’t end when her marriage did. In fact, she’s more than happy living in her comfortable house in Boston, working as a middle school teacher, and raising four wonderful children. With three of her kids in the throes of teenagerhood and one not too far behind them, Blyth…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780593724057 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0593724054 |
| Author: | Nancy Thayer |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 26 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 237g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm |
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Critics Review
PRAISE FOR THE NOVELS OF NANCY THAYER
All the Days of Summer
“Bestselling author Thayer delivers another heartwarming story that fans will enjoy.”—Booklist
“With richly drawn characters and a lush, gorgeous setting, Nancy Thayer sees straight into the heart.”—RaeAnne Thayne, New York Times bestselling author of The Cafe at Beach End
Summer Love
“[Smells] of suntan lotion, the ocean breeze and that sweet summer spirit.”—N Magazine
“The next generation discovers the magic of the island in this big-hearted book so vivid you’ll almost be able to smell the ocean air as you turn each page.”—E! News
Family Reunion
“Family Reunion is a wonderful slice of life. Featuring true-to-life characters facing interesting—and challenging—family dynamics, as well as an incredible sense of place, this book is the ideal take-me-away beach read.”—New York Times bestselling author Brenda Novak
Girls of Summer
“Wholesome and hopelessly romantic.”—Kirkus Reviews
Surfside Sisters
“Readers who appreciate a busy, uplifting tale of friendship and romance will enjoy spending time on Thayer’s Nantucket.”—Publishers Weekly
A Nantucket Wedding
“A delightful beach-town tale about family relationships and second chances.”—Kirkus Reviews
Secrets in Summer
“This breezy tale is at once nostalgic and hopeful … filled with sweet moments of unlikely female connections.”—Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Nancy Thayer
Nancy Thayer is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including All the Days of Summer, Summer Love, Family Reunion, Girls of Summer, Let It Snow, Surfside Sisters, A Nantucket Wedding, Secrets in Summer, The Island House, The Guest Cottage, An Island Christmas, Nantucket Sisters, and Island Girls.
Born in Kansas, Thayer has for forty years been a resident of Nantucket, where she currently lives with her husband, Charley, and a precocious rescue cat named Callie.
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