This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration.

Our Place on the Island

Summary: For decades, the Campbell women have reunited at the family’s rambling seaside cottage known as Beech House to celebrate life’s many occasions. But this year, they will be called back to Martha’s Vineyard for a celebration of a different sort: their beloved matriarch Cora is getting remarried. And all the town gossips are calling him the one who got away, years ago…

For renowned chef Mickey Campbell, this wedding isn’t just a welcome excuse to return to the place she first learned to cook at her grandmother’s side. It’s also a chance to regroup while she figures out a way to tell her smoldering head chef boyfriend that she’s mismanaged their restaurant into the red.

Mickey’s mother, Hedy, is still mourning the passing of her adored father three years earlier, and she isn’t sure she’s ready to welcome a new man into the fold—and she’s not certain her own thorny relationship with her mother will weather the storm of her upcoming marriage.

But everyone knows a woman’s heart holds more than meets the eye. For Cora, drawing her daughter and granddaughter back to Beech House isn’t just about a ceremony, but a chance to reveal a history she has kept close to her heart for decades. As the days leading up to the wedding unfold, secrets of Cora’s past come to light– a secret that will cause three generations of Campbell women to question marriage, motherhood, and ultimately learn to savor the delicious joy of following your own heart.

Told in dual timelines on the sumptuous beaches of Martha’s Vineyard, OUR PLACE ON THE ISLAND is the sparkling, romantic read of the season.

 

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

 

I have loved Erika Montgomery’s books since she wrote Little Gale Gumbo as Erika Marks. Long time fan and she always asked about my kitty cats ( I think she was equally devastated when Jerry went missing as I was!)

Our Place on the Island was my 2nd read of 2023 and it was delicious. Characters I could love, a cover that was SO gorgeous, and a story that gave me all the feels.

What I liked:

The cover is GORGEOUS.

Cora and Mickey. I loved both these characters with a fierceness that is hard to describe.

The mother/daughter dynamic. Spot on.

 

Bottom line: This is a book that can be enjoyed by the pool or beach or a long bubble bath with a LARGE glass of wine. There is angst and drama and feel good moments. And food! Put this on your to read list.

 

*This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.*

 

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Happy Reading and Bookishly Yours,

T @ Traveling With T