Where it all begins

Meet the Geller sisters: Beck, Claire and Sophie, a trio of strong women whose widowed mother Marti is about to die. Before that, however, she will see to it that her modest estate is divided equally among her daughters – including the amount for the summer cottage on Mount Desert Island, Maine, which is to be sold.

Eldest sister – Beck, a freelance journalist, lives in a marriage that is more like a sibling relationship. In fact, her husband is hiding something disturbing about his love life. For Beck, a family summer cottage is essential – ...they want to make their life's dream come true here: to write a novel.

The middle sister Claire is a successful pediatric cardiologist who from the beginning feels like she doesn't belong in the family. She's post-divorce, in the thrall of unrequited love for the wrong man, and slowly discovering that even though the heart is her profession, that doesn't mean she understands how it works in her own life.

Youngest sister Sophie leads a seemingly great life – According to Instagram, it looks like it's full of amazing work, celebrities, fashion and sex. In reality, however, it is a shaky house of cards that could collapse at any moment.
And when C. J. Reynolds, a mysterious Southerner who has his own hidden past, the fate of a Maine cabin – and the nurses themselves – it's gonna take a whole different turn.

About the author: Therese Anne Fowler (1967) studied sociology, cultural anthropology and creative writing. Her books have been multiple The New York Times and USA Today bestsellers, The most famous of these, Z is for Zelda, was also made into a film in the USA. Published by Metafora by T. A. Fowler's 2019 biographical novel The Lady of the Good Family.

Published in translation by Drahomíra Michnová.