Seasons' End

Every summer for generations, three families intertwined by history, marriage, and career have spent €œthe season€ at their beach cottage compounds on an island in Puget Sound. Today, Martha €œPete€ Petersen, married to Tyler Strong, is the lynchpin of the €œsummer people.€ In childhood, she was the tomboy every girl wanted to emulate and is now the mother everyone admires. Colin Ryan, family friend and the island€s veterinarian, met Pete first in London, years earlier, when she visited his roommate, Tyler. He€s loved her, privately, ever since. Born in Manhattan€s Hell€s Kitchen, son of a bar owner, he€s always been dazzled by what he sees of the sun-kissed lives of the summer people. But this summer, currents strong as the tides roil: jealousies grow, tempers flare, passions clash. Then, on the last day of the season, a series of betrayals alters the combined histories of these families forever. As in previous novels, The Long Walk Home and Water, Stone, Heart, with Seasons€ End, Will North weaves vivid settings and memorable characters into a compelling tale of romance and suspense.