rdf-syntax-grammar
mods: The island club a novel Harrison, Nicola 1979- creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut text Historical fiction. Fiction Novels Historical fiction. Novels. nyu 2026 2026 First edition. monographic eng print regular print 294 pages ; 25 cm ""The Island Club is a Carrie Soto is Back meets Big Little Lies delight that will exceed all reader expectations!" -Lynda Loigman "A story of the power of friendship, the defiance of societal expectations, and the finding of one's true self." - Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author An unputdownable novel of loves lost and found, shocking secrets-and the power of female friendship. 1956: On idyllic Balboa Island, just off the California coast, life seems peaceful and welcoming. But when the lives of three women begin to unravel in shockingly different ways, an unlikely friendship-and the game of tennis-may be the only thing that can save them. Milly Kinkaid's plan to fix her crumbling marriage seems to be falling apart before it even begins. She believed that moving her young family from Hollywood to Balboa Island might entice her increasingly distant husband to come home earlier after work. Instead, he's barely coming home at all. Society matriarch Sylvia Johnson and her husband have been pillars of their community for decades, and have just recently begun a new business venture: The Island Club, a place for members to swim, play tennis and dine in style. But when she learns that he has been risking their financial security and putting their family's future in grave danger, she's not only poised to lose the club, but the entire community she holds dear. Meanwhile, standoffish loner Adele Lambert's entire world is on the brink of being destroyed if the dark secrets of her past and her hidden identity is revealed. Twenty years ago, she ran from a shameful scandal and left behind the only thing she ever loved. Now, terrified that the anonymity she's spent decades guarding will be exposed, but desperat…