Ellen leaves Manhattan and her Kennedy-esque fiancé for Beacon, Maine. Ellen Branford is going to fulfill her grandmothers dying wish, to find the hometown boy she once loved, and give him her last letter. Agent: Deneen Howell, Williams & Connolly. A compelling and well written novel, set in beautiful Maine, this book will transport you from the sophisticated life of Manhattan to the simple pleasures of. In this novel a high-powered Manhattan attorney finds love, purpose, and the promise of a simpler life in her grandmothers hometown. The answers that come to light will drive Ellen to make a choice that will change the course of her life. A strong rip current catches her and she is saved from drowning by local boy Roy Cummings, who pulls her to safety and lands them both on the front page of the local paper, gaining Ellen much notoriety as “the Swimmer.” Fighting her budding feelings for Roy, Ellen digs deeper into her grandmother’s past, unearthing not only her grandmother’s jilted hometown crush but also a whole host of new questions. : The Irresistible Blueberry Bakeshop & Cafe (9780316225878) by Simses, Mary and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books. After leaving her fiancé in Manhattan, Ellen heads to Beacon and promptly falls through a rotted pier. As she lays dying, Ellen’s grandmother extracts a promise from Ellen: that she will deliver a long-overdue apology letter to the man her grandmother jilted back home in Beacon, Maine, nearly six decades earlier. In this bittersweet debut, Simses tells the story of Ellen Branford, who sets out to investigate her grandmother’s mysterious past and ends up finding herself.
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