After years of wandering from whim to whim thirty-year-old Charlotte Wheelwright seems to have at last found her niche The free spirit enjoys running an organic gardening business on the island of Nantucket thanks in large part to her spry grandmother Nona who donated a portion of her land on the familys seaside compound to get Charlotte started Though Charlottes skill with plants is bringing her success cultivating something deeper with peoplemdashparticulary her handsome neighbor Coopmdashmight be more of a challenge Nonas generosity to Charlotte secretly her favorite grandchild doesnt sit well with the rest of the Wheelwright clan however as they worry that Charlotte may be positioning herself to inherit the entire estate With summer upon them everyone is making their annual pilgrimage to the homesteadmdashsome with hopes of thwarting Charlottes dreams others in anticipation of Nonas latest pronouncements at the annual family meeting and still others with surprising news of their own Charlottes mother Helen a Wheelwright by marriage brings a heavy heart She once set aside her own ambitions to fit in with the Wheelwrights but now she must confront a betrayal that threatens both her sense of place and her sense of self As summer progresses these three womenmdashCharlotte Nona and Helenmdashcome to terms with the decisons they have made Revisiting the lives and loves that have crossed their paths and the possibilities of the the roads not taken they may just discover that what theyve always sought out was right in front of them all along.
