The Sisters Chase

In Healy’s captivating family saga with a tinge of mystery set mostly in the 1980s, Diane Chase and her 18-year-old daughter, Mary, struggle to run the Water’s Edge Motel in the seaside town of Sandy Bank, N.J. When Diane dies in a tragic car accident, Mary learns that the motel isn’t worth the back taxes they owe. So Mary packs up her much younger sister, Hannah, and they take up a nomadic lifestyle that teaches Mary exactly what she’s capable of—namely, whatever it takes to provide for and protect Hannah. The sisters eventually settle for a while in Northton, R.I., where Mary reconnects with an old flame. Mary and Hannah are happy for a time, but the past soon catches up with them. Mary is an unforgettable protagonist—a fierce and unstoppable force of nature caught in a storm of her own making. Healy (House of Wonder) delivers a heartbreaking story of love, loyalty, and secrets that can never truly be outrun. [em]Agent: Stephanie Rostan, Levine Greenberg Literary Agency. (June) [/em]