Up Island Harbor
Up Island Harbor by Jean Stone, published by Kensington on March 26, 2024, is a contemporary fiction novel that explores themes of friendship, romance, and self-discovery. The story follows Maddie Clarke, an archaeology professor who unexpectedly inherits her grandmother’s cottage in the quaint fishing village of Menemsha on Martha’s Vineyard. As she navigates the complexities of her past and the secrets of her family, Maddie embarks on a journey that could alter the course of her life.
Readers will find that Maddie’s visit to the island is not merely about settling an estate; it becomes a transformative experience filled with revelations about her Native American heritage and the chance to reconnect with her roots. The narrative delves into the picturesque charm of Menemsha, offering a glimpse into a side of Martha’s Vineyard often overlooked by tourists. With 336 pages, this edition invites readers to explore the intricate layers of Maddie’s life as she contemplates her future amidst the backdrop of a beautiful coastal setting.
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With all the seaside charm and small-town heart that have made fans of Debbie Macomber and Elin Hilderbrand fall in love with her Martha’s Vineyard-set novels, Jean Stone transports readers to a picturesque side of the island rarely visited by tourists, as an archeology professor inherits a quaint cottage that will change her life forever…
She’s coming back to the home she didn’t know she had . . .
The quaint, historic fishing village of Menemsha is a side of Martha’s Vineyard that tourists don’t always see. Maddie Clarke’s late mother was born on the Vineyard, and Maddie hazily recalls childhood visits to her Grandma Nancy’s cottage above Menemsha Harbor. Now divorced with a teenage son, Maddie is awaiting news of a tenureship at her Massachusetts college when a letter arrives that could change everything . . .
It turns out Grandma Nancy didn’t die long ago, as Maddie believed. In fact, Nancy just passed away at 89—and left Maddie her gray-shingled cottage. Maddie intends her visit to Martha’s Vineyard to be a brief one, just long enough to settle the estate and sell the cottage. But on arriving in Menemsha, she finds far more than memories . . .
There are other family secrets waiting to be uncovered, and a Native American heritage Maddie knew nothing about. Most surprising of all, there is the glimmer of a very different future—a chance to connect with her people and find herself, and perhaps find love, on this beautiful, celebrated island . . .
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