title: Island Girls: A Novel (Random House Reader's Circle)
author:  Nancy Thayer 
description: <b><b>PRAISE FOR NANCY THAYER<br /></b><br />Island Girls</b><br /><br />Nancy Thayer is one of my favorite writers, and <i>Island Girls</i> is one of her best. The Randall sisters are like your own family members or your best friends: funny, smart and emotional, infuriating and good-hearted. Here is a book to be savored and passed on to the good women in your life.<b><i>New York Times </i>bestselling author Susan Wiggs</b><br /><br />Full of emotion and just plain fun, this novel is delightful.<b><i>Romance Reviews Today</i></b><br /><br />In this touching summer read, forgiveness benefits both the person bestowing it and the recipient.<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /><br /><b>Moon Shell Beach</b><br /> <b></b><br /> Nancy Thayer has a deep and masterly understanding of love and friendship, of where the two complement and where they collide. Read <i>Moon Shell Beach</i> and get swept away.<b><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand</b><br /> <br /> A beautifully textured story about love, friendship, and forgiveness, a great beach read. It will make you want to pack your bags for Nantucket.<b><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Kristin Hannah</b><br /> <br /> <b>Beachcombers</b><br /> <i></i><br /> Thayers sense of place is powerful, and her words are hung together the way my grandmother used to tat lace.<b>Dorothea Benton Frank</b><br /> <br /> A charming and fun summer read . . . Readers will love this story of family and love.<i><b>The Plain Dealer</b></i><br /> <br /> <b>Summer Breeze</b><br /> <b></b><br /> Nancy Thayer is the queen of beach books. . . . All [these characters] are involved in life-changing choices, with all the heart-wrenching decisions such moments demand.<i><b>The Star-Ledger</b></i><br /> <i></i><br /> An entertaining and lively read that is perfect for summer reading indulgence.<b>Wichita Falls<i> Times Record News</i></b>
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  # TU REVIENS  
  Island and Grounds
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Mansion Interior
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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