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 The California sunshine’s not quite so bright for three sisters who get dumped in the same week…

Finola, a popular LA morning-show host, is famously upbeat until she’s blindsided on live TV by the news that her husband is sleeping with a young pop sensation who has set their affair to music. While avoiding the tabloids and pretending she’s just fine, she’s crumbling inside, desperate for him to come to his senses and for life to go back to normal.

Zennie’s breakup is no big loss. Although the world insists she pair up, she’d rather be surfing. So agreeing to be the surrogate for her best friend is a no-brainer—after all, she has an available womb and no other attachments to worry about. Except…when everyone else, including her big sister, thinks she’s making a huge mistake, being pregnant is a lot lonelier—and more complicated—than she imagined.

Never the tallest, thinnest or prettiest sister, Ali is used to being overlooked, but when her fiancé sends his disapproving brother to call off the wedding, it’s a new low. And yet Daniel continues to turn up “for support,” making Ali wonder if maybe—for once—someone sees her in a way no one ever has.

But side by side by side, these sisters will start over and rebuild their lives with all the affection, charm and laugh-out-loud humor that is classic Susan Mallery.

Don't miss New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery's heartwarming summer novel, The Summer Book Club, where conversations over a glass of wine turns into something much more in this journey of motherhood, friendship and love.

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I love the characters, and this is such a great story. Highly, highly recommended. Awesome. 😀❤️

Wonderful story

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Whilst I found the story engaging I really struggled with the narrator of this book and found her tendency to pronounce every syllable a little irritating to be honest. It has put me off listening to another Susan Mallory books although I would still read them in book form as I do enjoy the storylines. I just don’t gel with this narrator unfortunately but I realise that’s just personal preference.

Good story but difficult to listen to.

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listened thinking something may happen , sadly apart from the opening chapters nothing did. despite being set in california sun , it never celebrated the place.

the slack writing with no reference to reality, like a sci fi in this regard

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