Rock the Boat

Rock the Boat
Beck Dorey-Stein
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h203 x 132mm - 368pg
5 Jul 2022 US
9780525509172
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Old friends discover how much has changed (and how much has stayed the same) when they reunite in their seaside hometown for one unforgettable summer-a clever and poignant debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of From the Corner of the OvalLife doesn' t always go to plan. Sometimes that' s just what you need. When Kate Campbell' s life in Manhattan suddenly implodes, she is forced to return to Sea Point, the small town full of quirky locals, quaint bungalows, and beautiful beaches where she grew up. With every intention (and a three-point plan) of winning back what she' s lost, Kate needs one summer at home to prove she' s worthy of New York. Meanwhile, Miles Hoffman--aka "The Prince of Sea Point"--has also returned home to show his mother that he' s capable of taking over the family business, and he' s promised to help his childhood best friend, Ziggy Miller, with his own financial struggles at the same time. Kate, Miles, and Ziggy converge in Sea Point just as the town faces an identity crisis of its own when a developer tries to cash in on its potential. As the summer swells, white lies, and long-buried secrets prove as corrosive as the salt air, threatening to forever erode not only the bonds between the three friends but also the landscape of the beachside community they call home. Full of heart and humor, Rock the Boat is a joyful and compelling portrait of coming of age, revealing just how far back we must go in order to move forward.
"In Rock the Boat, Beck Dorey-Stein has given us the perfect summer read--sharp, irreverent, and compulsively readable--about how the best stuff in life is always what you didn' t plan. "--Lauren Weisberger, New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty"Beck Dorey-Stein' s buoyant first novelis about finding out who you are and what matters most when everything tips sideways. It' s about rediscovering what love costs and finding your way back to the people who truly mean home. Funny and effervescent, hope and heart-filled, Rock the Boat is a breath of delicious and utterly fresh air. "--Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark "Brimming with wit and warmth, and peopled with a terrifically vibrant cast of characters, Rock the Boat is a delightful, whip-smart page-turner with an expansive heart. "--Claire Lombardo, author of The Most Fun We Ever Had"What a cocktail of a book, topped with frothy, delicious wit. Beck Dorey-Stein nails the pathos and comedy of that slippery, sideways path to (sigh) adulthood. We can be awful to the people we feel safest with--those who love us and who have known us the longest--and Dorey-Stein captures that truth beautifully. I' m wildly grateful to have discovered a novelist who delivers this amount of sheer pleasure on a page. "--Judy Blundell, author of The High Season"Rock the Boat is the warm, wonderful escape I' ve been wishing for. A novel with gorgeous sentences and complex, kind characters set in a Garden State beach town--what more could you want? Mix yourself a Paloma and sink in. . . . Dorey-Stein' s debut novel is sheer delight. "--Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Jetsetters"Rock the Boat is a funny and bighearted novel about friendship, love, and going home again. Dorey-Stein' s unique characters are hilarious and heartbroken--which is to say they are fantastic company and I enjoyed every single page. "--Jennifer Close, author of The Hopefuls
Beck Dorey-Stein grew up in Narberth, Pennsylvania, and taught high school English for three years before serving as a White House stenographer from 2012 to 2017. Her first book, From the Corner of the Oval, was a New York Times bestseller. She now lives in Maine.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780525509172
Published: 5 Jul 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Dial Press Inc.,U.S.
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
Format: Paperback
Height: 203mm
Width: 132mm
Pages: 368

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