Summer on the Bluffs a novel
(Large Print)
Author
Contributors
Chambers, Veronica author.
Published
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021].
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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New City Library - Adult Large Type Fiction | LP HOSTIN | Checked Out |
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Callicoon-Western Sullivan Public Library Delaware Branch - New Large Type Fiction | LP Hos | On Shelf |
Highland Mills-Woodbury Public Library Rushmore Branch - Adult Large Type Fiction | LP HOSTIN, SUNNY | On Shelf |
Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Large Type Fiction | LP HOSTIN | On Shelf |
Monroe Free Library - Adult Large Type Fiction | LP HOSTIN | On Shelf |
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Large Type Fiction | LP HOSTIN | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American women -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Martha's Vineyard -- Fiction.
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) -- Fiction.
Oak Bluffs (Mass.) -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Summer -- Fiction.
Vacation homes -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Massachusetts -- Martha's Vineyard -- Fiction.
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Martha's Vineyard (Mass.) -- Fiction.
Oak Bluffs (Mass.) -- Fiction.
Secrecy -- Fiction.
Summer -- Fiction.
Vacation homes -- Fiction.
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Published
New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021].
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
469 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
Description
A novel about a life-changing summer along the beaches of Martha's Vineyard. Oak Bluffs is the most exclusive black beach community in the country, a mecca for the crème de la crème of black society. Thirty years ago, Amelia Vaux Tanner and her husband built a house high on the bluffs, a cottage they named Chateau Laveau. "Ama's" three gifted "goddaughters:" Esperanza "Perry" Soto, an Afro-Latina lawyer; Olivia Jones, a Wall Street analyst; and Billie Hayden, a marine biologist. Growing up, the three came together each summer at Chateau Laveau. As adults, the cottage is a place they go to slow down from their hectic lives, share private time with Ama, and enjoy the beauty of Oak Bluffs. This summer on the Bluffs, however, will be different: Ama, now nearing seventy-one, is moving to the south of France to reunite with her college sweetheart. She has invited Perry, Olivia, and Billy to spend one last golden summer together with her the way they did when they were kids. And when fall comes, she is going to give the house to one of them. Each of the women wants the house; each is grappling with a secret she fears will hurt her chances. By the end of summer, these three found sisters will discover they aren't the only ones with something to hide.
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Emmy Award winner, renowned lawyer and journalist, The View cohost, and National Bestselling author Sunny Hostin dazzles with this brilliant novel about a life-changing summer along the beaches of Martha's Vineyard.Welcome to Oak Bluffs, the most exclusive black beach community in the country. Known for its gingerbread Victorian-style houses and modern architectural marvels, this picturesque town hugging the sea is a mecca for the crème de la crème of black society--where Michelle and Barack Obama vacation and Meghan Markle has shopped for a house for her mom. Black people have lived in this pretty slip of the Vineyard since the 1600s and began buying property in the 1800s, making this posh town the embodiment of "old money." Thirty years ago, Amelia Vaux Tanner and her husband built a house high on the bluffs, a cottage they named Chateau Laveau. For decades, "Ama" played host to American presidents, Wall Street titans, and cultural icons. But her favorite guests have always been her three "goddaughters:" Esperanza "Perry" Soto, a beautiful, talented Afro-Latina lawyer with Ama's strong, yet guarded personality; Olivia Jones, a gifted Wall Street analyst with Ama's brilliant, logical mind; and Billie Hayden, a gifted marine biologist and rule-breaker with Ama's courageous free spirit. Growing up, these three goddaughters from different backgrounds came together each summer at Chateau Laveau. As adults, the cottage is a place this trio of successful yet very different women go to escape, to slow down from their hectic lives, share private time with Ama, and enjoy the gorgeous weather, cool water, and stunning views Oak Bluffs offers. This summer on the Bluffs, however, will be different. An era is ending: Ama, now nearing seventy-one, is moving to the south of France to reunite with her college sweetheart. She has invited Perry, Olivia, and Billy to spend one last golden summer together with her the way they did when they were kids. And when fall comes, she is going to give the house to one of them. Each of the women wants the house desperately. Each is grappling with a secret she fears will hurt her and her chances. By the end of summer, old ties will fray, new bonds will be created, and these three found sisters will discover they aren't the only ones with something to hide. Ama has a few secrets of her own. What she has to give them is far more than property. Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, she will tell these surrogate daughters she fiercely loves and protects everything they never knew they needed to know.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hostin, S., & Chambers, V. (2021). Summer on the Bluffs: a novel (First Harper Large Print edition.). Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hostin, Sunny and Veronica Chambers. 2021. Summer On the Bluffs: A Novel. Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hostin, Sunny and Veronica Chambers. Summer On the Bluffs: A Novel Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hostin, Sunny, and Veronica Chambers. Summer On the Bluffs: A Novel First Harper Large Print edition., Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
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