Summer Island by Kristin Hannah

From the multimillion-copy bestselling author of The Women and The Nightingale, Summer Island is a poignant, warm, and tender novel exploring the complex ties between a mother and daughter, the past that separates them, and the healing that comes with forgiveness.

The story centers on Nora Bridge, a famous radio talk-show host and columnist beloved for her moral advice, who years ago walked out on her marriage and left her daughters. Her youngest, Ruby, is now a struggling comedian who uses her famous mother as material for her cynical humor. When a scandalous secret from Nora’s past surfaces, their estrangement escalates. Following an accident, Nora’s daughter Ruby accepts a fortune from a glossy magazine to write a tell-all, returning home under the guise of caretaking the mother she hasn't spoken to in nearly a decade.

Nora insists they retreat to Summer Island, to the old house on the water where Ruby spent her childhood. There, Ruby is also reunited with her first love and his brother—the three of them inseparable until the summer Nora left, breaking everyone's hearts.

• A captivating and tender novel focusing on complex mother-daughter relationships and forgiveness.
• From Kristin Hannah, the author of bestselling novels like The Nightingale.
• Explores themes of estrangement, secrets, and reconciliation set against a backdrop of childhood memories.

• Author: Kristin Hannah
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Pages: 416 pages
• Reading Age: 18 years and up
• Publication Date: June 18, 2026
• ISBN-13: 978-1035045952
• Dimensions: 13.1 x 2.2 x 20 cm
• Weight: 278 g
• Edition: Main Market

Discover this absorbing new work of contemporary fiction from a celebrated storyteller.