Summer of Lost Letters by Hannah Reynolds - OPTIONAL

Summer of Lost Letters by Hannah Reynolds, 384 pages. Razorbill (Penguin), 2021. $19 

Language: R (100+ swears, 1 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: G 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

17yo Abby finds herself alone and sad before her senior year of high school. When she goes through her recently deceased grandmother’s possessions, Abby finds love letters written back in 1958. She decides to follow them to Nantucket, to a home known as The Golden Doors, where she hopes to find answers about her grandmother’s time there and her grand passion. What she finds is a family with dark secrets – her grandmother’s former love, his wife who is desperate to keep control, and their grandson, Noah, who tugs at Abby’s heart. 

A possible beachy read. The family drama on Nantucket is very contrived and old-fashioned - all dynastic concerns and money is more important than anything – not as relatable to modern sensibilities. 

Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS