Seashell Season

In this heartfelt novel by Holly Chamberlin, set in a charming Maine beach town, mother Verity Peterson clings to hope as she annually sends messages in bottles to her long-lost daughter, Gemma. After 16 years apart, a pivotal phone call reveals that Gemma, now a teenager, is coming to live with Verity following her father's incarceration. However, the reunion is fraught with challenges, as Gemma has been raised to see Verity as an unfit mother, leaving both women to navigate the complexities of trust and their fragile new relationship over one transformative summer.