Acknowledgments

Hearing the news that The Forever Summer would be published by Little, Brown and edited by Judy Clain was an unforgettable moment. My deepest thanks to Reagan Arthur and Judy Clain. Judy, working with you is an honor and a dream come true. Thank you to the entire team at Little, Brown, especially Amanda Brower and Maggie Southard.

Thank you to my agent Adam Chromy, who believed in this book from day one and found the perfect home for it. There is no better agent in the business.

A special thanks to my lifelong friend Sherri Poall.

I want to thank all the bloggers, book-club leaders, and passionate readers out there, particularly Robin Kall Homonoff of Reading with Robin and Andrea Peskind Katz of Great Thoughts’ Great Readers. To writers Brenda Janowitz, Fiona Davis, and DeLauné Michel: I’m grateful for your camaraderie and support.

Thank you to my husband, who enthusiastically joined me on an adventurous first trip to Provincetown in the summer of 2015. To my daughters, Bronwen and Georgia, and my stepchildren, Eleanor and Addison: my stories of siblings and complicated families are inspired by our life together.

Finally, to my family in Philadelphia: Dad, Josh and Rachel, Aunt Harriet and Uncle Paul, Alison and Stewart. It means the world to me to know I can always come home.