The Summer Knows

“A delightful and exhilarating novel that will remind you of why you started reading in the first place-to be enchanted.” -John Dufresne, author of My Darling Boy

“Perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and the Gilmore Girls.”-Jami Denison, reviewer, Chick Lit Central

Slinging fried clams at a dumpy tourist trap in Florida’s panhandle at thirty-one and being a single mom was not the future Adrienne Harris envisioned. As a girl in Harbor Point, she dreamed of becoming a chef and spending her life with Quinn Merrit, the rich and handsome boy next door. But her dreams crumbled the summer she turned seventeen, ending with her running away pregnant, heartbroken, and notorious.

Adrienne’s world is upended again when she gets the call that her eccentric grandmother has nearly burned down the family cottage. Adrienne has no choice but to return, and the town wastes no time in thrusting her back into the harsh limelight. When local fishmonger Christopher Crane offers Adrienne a chance to be the chef at the fish market her grandfather once owned, Adrienne might just figure out how to face the past and forge a new future.

Author Biography

Sarah E. Pearsall is a former food writer and columnist for Around Wellington magazine. Her work appears in Sliver of Stone Magazine, Macaroni Kids, Tampa Bay Parenting, and author John Dufresne’s online emerging writer series. Sarah has an MFA in creative writing from Florida International University. She is an assistant professor in the First-Year Writing Program at Michigan State University and creative writing at the world-renowned Interlochen Center for the Arts. Sarah grew up on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in Southern Florida, where she draws inspiration from many of her stories. She currently lives in the deep northern woods of Michigan with her two sons and husband, where she loves to write, cook, and bake.