July and August A Novel

Nancy Clark'sJuly and Augustreturns to the New England ofTheHills at Homefor a funny, charming, and bittersweet farewell to the Hill clan. Great-aunt Lily's pile of a house in Towne, Massachusetts, is once again the gathering place for her far-flung grandnieces and grandnephews. As always, their arrival brings a high summer of comedy and drama. While Lily struggles to get her new business venture off the ground, Brooks and Rollins, the uncommonly successful software entrepreneur brothers, turn the heads with their supermodel dates. Cousin Julie announces her wedding to a man who may or may not be imaginary, and the family faces the possibility of a final leave-taking of Aunt Ginger, who continues to dish up crucial life wisdomwhether it's sought or notwhile reclining on a lawn chair in the sun.

Nancy Clark is the author of A Way from Home and The Hills at Home. A native of Massachusetts, she now makes her home in West Wilton, New Hampshire.


From the Hardcover edition.