East Coast Girls (Original) - by Kerry Kletter (Paperback)

About the Book

"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 together in Montauk were the happiest memories they ever made. Then, the summer after graduation, one terrible night changed everything. Twelve years have passed since that fateful incident, and their sisterhood has drifted apart, each woman haunted by her own lost innocence. But just as they reunite in Montauk for one last summer, hoping to 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. This book is part of the Thorndike Press Large Print Relationship Reads list"--

Book Synopsis

"Gorgeous writing and page-turning suspense."--Nancy Thayer, New York Times bestselling author of Surfside Sisters

"A brilliant firecracker of a book...beautiful, heartfelt, and life-affirming."----Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read

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 together in Montauk were the happiest memories they ever made. Then, the summer after graduation, one terrible night changed everything.

Twelve years have passed since that fateful incident, and their sisterhood has drifted apart, each woman haunted by her own lost innocence. But just as they reunite in Montauk for one last summer escape, hoping to 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.

"Readers of Elin Hilderbrand and J. Courtney Sullivan will devour this book."--Brenda Novak, New York Times bestselling author of One Perfect Summer

Review Quotes

"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