Lady Sunshine, Amy Mason Doan
Lady Sunshine, Amy Mason Doan
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Lady Sunshine
A Novel

Author: Amy Mason Doan

Narrator: Ann Marie Gideon

Unabridged: 9 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/29/2021


Synopsis

“A delicious daydream of a book.” —Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of 28 Summers

“With lyrical writing and a page-turning plot, this sun-dappled book has it all.” —Karen Dukess, author of The Last Book Party

ONE ICONIC FAMILY. ONE SUMMER OF SECRETS. THE DAZZLING SPIRIT OF 1970S CALIFORNIA.

For Jackie Pierce, everything changed the summer of 1979, when she spent three months of infinite freedom at her bohemian uncle’s sprawling estate on the California coast. As musicians, artists, and free spirits gathered at The Sandcastle for the season in pursuit of inspiration and communal living, Jackie and her cousin Willa fell into a fast friendship, testing their limits along the rocky beach and in the wild woods... until the summer abruptly ended in tragedy, and Willa silently slipped away into the night.

Twenty years later, Jackie unexpectedly inherits The Sandcastle and returns to the iconic estate for a short visit to ready it for sale. But she reluctantly extends her stay when she learns that, before her death, her estranged aunt had promised an up-and-coming producer he could record a tribute album to her late uncle at the property’s studio. As her musical guests bring the place to life again with their sun-drenched beach days and late-night bonfires, Jackie begins to notice startling parallels to that summer long ago. And when a piece of the past resurfaces and sparks new questions about Willa’s disappearance, Jackie must discover if the dark secret she’s kept ever since is even the truth at all.

*Don't miss Amy Mason Doan's next novel, The California Dreamers, available now to preorder!

Also by Amy Mason Doan:The California DreamersSummer HoursThe Summer List

About Amy Mason Doan

AMY MASON DOAN is the bestselling author of The Summer List, Summer Hours, Lady Sunshine, and The California Dreamers. She earned a BA in English from UC Berkeley and an MA in journalism from Stanford University, and has written for The Oregonian, San Francisco Chronicle, and Forbes, among other publications. She grew up in Danville, California, and now lives in Portland, Oregon, with her family.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on April 21, 2022

This is mesmerizingly impressive! This author can draw colorful paintings and create lyrical compositions by only using her talented story telling skills. Time traveling between 79’s to 99’s to tell us whirlwind, emotional, epic friendship of two cousins hook you up to your seats and let you enjoy y......more

Goodreads review by Tina on July 13, 2021

3.5 I really enjoyed this story. ☀️ The writing is lovely and flows well and the narration is perfect as I listened to the audiobook. The characters vividly came alive for me. The story is told in two timelines. In 1979, Jackie Pierce is sent to live with her Uncle Graham (who happens to be a popular......more

Goodreads review by Darla on June 18, 2021

What is on the soundtrack for your summer? After picking up this new release from Amy Mason Doan, it may include an eclectic mix of folk, pop, and disco. There is even a playlist on Spotify all ready to go. For me, this book joins Mary Jane and Daisy Jones & The Six for a hat trick. A trinity of mus......more

Goodreads review by Angela M on July 12, 2021

3.5 stars rounded up. Two summers, twenty years apart, characters I liked, a nostalgic look at the 1979 through music, a bit of a mystery (not my usual read). I found this to be a perfect summer read. Light in many ways, even though not without some dark spots. It was easy to read and I was pulled in......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on June 24, 2021

Check out all of my reviews at: [URL not allowed] LADY SUNSHINE by Amy Mason Doan is a new women’s fiction story that has two intertwining timelines, the first is of an idyllic summer in 1979 when two young cousins come together and the second is 1999, as one cousin faces truths and d......more