The Seaside Sisters: A Novel

Pamela M. Kelley

Jun 2024 · Macmillan Audio · Narrated by Stephanie Németh-Parker

About this audiobook

One summer can change everything.

Brooklyn-based Hannah is a bestselling author struggling to write her second book after personal losses. Her older sister, Sara, still lives in Chatham, Cape Cod, where they grew up, and is married with four children. Once a dedicated librarian, Sara dreams of reviving her love affair with literature, but instead, she is stuck with too many family responsibilities and a fizzling marriage.

When Hannah gets the chance to retreat to her aunt's oceanfront house in Chatham for the summer, it seems like just the thing to get her creative juices flowing. And she’ll be able to spend more time with Sara, who is eager to find her way back into the workforce, to do something rewarding and book-related. The pair will spend the summer making friends, rekindling romance— especially Spencer, an old acquaintance from high school-turned very hot grump— and opening themselves up to the magic of books and the beach.

Perfect for fans of Mary Kay Andrews, Susan Mallery and Brenda Novak, The Seaside Sisters will delight and charm you as easily as an ocean breeze.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

Ratings and reviews

I chose this book because I wanted a fun, summery read, and the setting is home for me, which is always a bonus. Unfortunately, I didn't connect with the story at all. We have a lot of characters, but none are all that interesting or well developed. I wanted more complexities, more depth, more connection between the sisters and the aunt. It all felt superficial. I didn't get any sense of atmosphere or setting. I'm not sure what the plot was supposed to be. I got to the 53% point, and not much of anything had happened. The "romance" was only beginning, if it was indeed a romance at all. I was really bored. Stephanie Németh-Parker did a great job with the narration, but it wasn't enough to keep me engaged. DNF *I received a free audiobook download from Macmillan Audio.*

About the author

Pamela Kelley is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of women's fiction, family sagas, and suspense. Readers often describe her books as feel-good reads with people you'd want as friends. She lives in a historic seaside town near Cape Cod. She has always been an avid reader of women's fiction, romance, mysteries, thrillers and cook books. There's also a good chance you might get hungry when you read her books as she is a foodie, and occasionally shares a recipe or two.