The Summer We Read Gatsby: A Novel [Paperback]

When two estranged sisters inherit a Hamptons beach house, they search for fortune but find love instead.

Cassie and Peck are half sisters with little in common beyond a shared last name--that is, until their beloved aunt Lydia bequeaths them equal shares of her ramshackle old cottage in the Hamptons with instructions to "seek the thing of utmost value" within it. Cassie and Peck fantasize about discovering a lost Jackson Pollock, or a first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald'sThe Great Gatsby, as they revel in one last summer of fabulous parties and nostalgia.

From the author ofLulu Meets God and Doubts Him,Danielle Ganek'sThe Summer We Read Gatsby, a perfect beach read, captures the spirit of New York's most glamorous resort town, and will captivate readers with its spellbinding blend of romance, mystery, and charmingly eccentric characters.“You can hear the waves crashing and ice cubes tinkling as [these sisters] reunite with lost loves and try to mend their pasts.”—Glamour
 
“A smart, entertaining romp.”—People
 
“For the beach bag: Apply sunscreen before you lose yourself.”—Marie Claire
 
“Entertaining… unalike half sisters Cassie and Peck Moriarty inherit their aunt’s Southampton cottage and along with it a potent secret, some swoony romantic prospects, and several friends even Fitzgerald would have relished.”—Town & Country
 
“Fantastic.”—Design Baby
 
“A sophisticated comedy of manners.”—OMagazine’s Summer Reading List
 
“[The] kind of book that invites sunscreen stains… A tale of two half sisters’ summer of cocktails and cupcakes, theme parties and chiffon dresses—with a Jackson Pollock painting andlÓ*