East Coast Girls

by Kerry Kletter, Patricia Santomasso (Read by)

Overview

They share countless perfect memories—and one they wish they could forget.

Childhood friends Hannah, Maya, Blue and Renee share a bond that feels more like family. Growing up, they had difficult home lives, and the summers they spent vacationing together in Montauk were the happiest memories they ever made—campfires on the beach, salt-spray hair and the effervescent excitement of the bright future ahead. Then, the summer after graduation, one terrible night changed everything.

Twelve years have passed since that fateful incident, and during that time, their sisterhood has drifted apart, each woman haunted by her own lost innocence. But just as they reunite in Montauk for one last summer together, hoping to heal those wounds and find happiness once more, tragedy strikes again. This time it’ll test them like never before, forcing them to confront decisions they’ve each had to live with and old secrets that refuse to stay buried.

Told with lyrical prose and sharp insights into human nature, East Coast Girls unveils the dark truths that can threaten even the deepest friendships and the unconditional love that makes them stronger than ever.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781094103556
Publisher:	Mira Books
Publication date:	05/26/2020
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 5.70(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Kerry Kletter holds a degree in literature and is the critically-acclaimed author of the young adult novel The First Time She Drowned. She also has an extensive background in theater, having appeared in film, television, and onstage. She lives in Los Angeles and adores her friends, her partner David, dogs, neuroscience, funny people, Montauk, surfing, and French fries. East Coast Girls is her first adult novel.

Editorial Reviews

"Masterfully drawn characters who feel like family... Pitch-perfect pacing and language reveals all the right pieces at just the right moments and the idyllic Montauk setting is skillfully depicted. Kletter will be an author to watch for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Emily Giffin."—Booklist

"Kerry Kletter’s East Coast Girls is a mix of gorgeous writing and page-turning suspense as four friends enjoy summer pleasures that lead to terrible mistakes, desperate choices, and, as we all hope from the ones we love, the grace of forgiveness."—Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Surfside Sisters


"A brilliant firecracker of a book. East Coast Girls perfectly captures that time in a girl's life when friendship and the summer sun is enough to make you feel invincible––and the fallout when you realize that you're not. A beautiful, heartfelt, and life-affirming story about the things worth holding onto and those moments when you just have to let go."––Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read

"With lush prose and poignant reflections on fate, forks in the road, and the power of female friendships, East Coast Girls is a book whose pages demand to be both snuck in under the covers late into the night and savored. I've already made a permanent place for it right beside Judy Blume's Summer Sisters in the bookshelf of my heart."—Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network

“East Coast Girls is a dazzling and thoughtful beach read that brings to life the unique friendship of four unforgettable characters, a gorgeous Montauk setting, and a driving mystery that touches on timely feminist themes. Readers of Elin Hilderbrand and J Courtney Sullivan will devour this book.”—Brenda Novak, New York Times bestselling author of One Perfect Summer


“A powerful and compassionate story where young lives are forever altered in the aftermath of tragedy. Beautifully layered with hope, sorrow, and keen observations into the complexities of the heart.”—Beth Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author of Saving CeeCee Honeycutt


“With equal parts true grit and big heart, East Coast Girls is an unputdownable exploration of the enduring bonds—and unexpected tests—of friendship, love, and who we are deep down.”—Mia March, author of The Meryl Streep Movie Club


"Kletter’s storytelling skill is evidenced in her superb pacing as she reveals what happened that fateful night. Told by alternating narrators and weaving between past and present, this is tailor-made for book clubs, and for those looking for character-driven plots with a female ensemble."—Library Journal


Praise for The First Time She Drowned


“Beautiful, passionate. . . [Kletter is] a writer of great distinction and infinite promise." —Pat Conroy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Prince of Tides


"Sentence by sentence . . . one of the most lyrical novels I’ve ever read. Haunting and exquisite." — Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything


“A toxic relationship takes center stage in Kletter’s lyrical, emotional novel...Cassie’s biggest revelation is a punch in the gut.”—Entertainment Weekly


“This raw, evocative read is one you won’t want to miss.”—Buzzfeed


“Kletter’s excellent debut novel incorporates the dubious reliability of Cassie’s narration with the psychological mind games played her cruelly self-absorbed mother.”—Booklist, starred review


“Structurally, Drowned reads like a noir thriller masquerading as a college coming-of-age story…The writing is beautiful, insightful, and often shockingly witty.”—LA Review of Books

From the Publisher

04/01/2020

Hannah, Blue, Renee, and Maya were the best of friends during their turbulent youth and created a family unit with one another. Their happiest memories were of their bucolic summers spent in Montauk, NY, going to the beach, chasing boys, and dreaming of a bright future. Then the unthinkable happens and one terrifying night alters everything. The four friends have never been able to mend the destruction that was wreaked on themselves or their friendship. Twelve years later, faced with the realization that their idyllic summer cottage is about to be sold, they come together for one last chance at reunification. Their shared trauma is hard to lay to rest, and the tragedy that befell them more than a decade ago still holds them hostage in distinct ways. VERDICT Kletter's (The First Time She Drowned) storytelling skill is evidenced in her superb pacing as she reveals what happened that fateful night. Told by alternating narrators and weaving between past and present, this is tailor-made for book clubs, and for those looking for character-driven plots with a female ensemble. [See Prepub Alert, 11/11/19.]—Amy Nolan, St. Joseph, MI

Library Journal