Introducing… my second novel! Coming in April 2025.

I started writing this book in the spring of 2020, when I was trapped in my Boston apartment and had time to spare. In 2021, I wrote while planning a pandemic backyard wedding and uprooting from my favorite city; I wrote when my new husband I moved to a new town, bought our first house, and I re-learned to drive and bought my first car ever. In 2022, I wrote while teaching high school for the first time (and some of my students inspired some of these characters :) I wrote while my mother went through surgeries and treatment for ovarian cancer. And in 2023, I wrote while pregnant with my first kid.

I sent the first draft to my agents and editor the night before we drove to the hospital to welcome Libby to the world. I’m still grateful to our daughter for being so laid-back and giving me time to write, both then and now!

In the fall of 2024, my mom passed away. While she didn’t get a chance to read this book, Mom exposed me to great literature and art at an early age, and I’ll be forever grateful for that gift. I think she also knew that all the mothers I wrote were inspired by her—especially the one in this book. The women in this book are tough, funny, and smart. They are artists and swimmers, eaters and readers, sisters and fighters who speak their minds. And in a single summer, they learn to love their families even when things get hard. Click here to learn more!