3.5
The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach
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For fans of All the Light We Cannot See and The Tattooist of Auschwitz!
From the sandy shores of America to the battered streets of London, one woman's search for love and redemption will defy all odds
Young Adelia Monteforte begins the summer of 1941 aboard a crowded ship bound for America, utterly alone yet free of Fascist Italy. Whisked away to the seaside by her well-meaning aunt and uncle, she basks in the noisy affection of the boisterous Irish Catholic boys next door. And although she adores all four of the Connally brothers, it's the eldest, Charlie, she pines for. But all hopes for a future together are throttled by the creep of war and a tragedy that hits much closer to home.
Grief-stricken, Addie flees—first to Washington and then to war-torn London, where she finds a position at a prestigious newspaper, as well as a chance for a new beginning. But the past always nips at her heels. And in a final, fateful choice, Addie will discover that the only way home may be a path she never suspected.
"The kind of book that absorbs you from the beginning and doesn't let go." —Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of The Beach at Summerly
Don’t miss Pam Jenoff’s new novel, Last Twilight in Paris, a gripping mystery and an unforgettable story about love and survival.
Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff:
From the sandy shores of America to the battered streets of London, one woman's search for love and redemption will defy all odds
Young Adelia Monteforte begins the summer of 1941 aboard a crowded ship bound for America, utterly alone yet free of Fascist Italy. Whisked away to the seaside by her well-meaning aunt and uncle, she basks in the noisy affection of the boisterous Irish Catholic boys next door. And although she adores all four of the Connally brothers, it's the eldest, Charlie, she pines for. But all hopes for a future together are throttled by the creep of war and a tragedy that hits much closer to home.
Grief-stricken, Addie flees—first to Washington and then to war-torn London, where she finds a position at a prestigious newspaper, as well as a chance for a new beginning. But the past always nips at her heels. And in a final, fateful choice, Addie will discover that the only way home may be a path she never suspected.
"The kind of book that absorbs you from the beginning and doesn't let go." —Beatriz Williams, New York Times bestselling author of The Beach at Summerly
Don’t miss Pam Jenoff’s new novel, Last Twilight in Paris, a gripping mystery and an unforgettable story about love and survival.
Read these other sweeping epics from New York Times bestselling author Pam Jenoff:
- Code Name Sapphire
- The Lost Girls of Paris
- The Woman with the Blue Star
- The Orphan’s Tale
- The Ambassador’s Daughter
- The Diplomat’s Wife
- The Kommandant’s Girl
- The Winter Guest
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“I wanted to like this book. I read The Lost Girls of Paris by Pan Jenoff and loved it. The concept of this story sounded right up my alley - a WW2 love story spanning continents - but it was all over the place. I’m still not sure what the plot was, and there were several side plots that didn’t seem necessary whatsoever to the book. Mostly I was confused and annoyed by Addie’s rash decisions the entire time. By the time I decided I was fed up with the book, I was too far in to stop reading.”

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About Pam Jenoff
Pam Jenoff is the author of several books of historical fiction, including the NYT bestsellers The Lost Girls of Paris and The Woman with the Blue Star. She holds a degree in international affairs from George Washington University and a degree in history from Cambridge, and she received her J.D. from UPenn. She lives with her husband and three children near Philadelphia, where, in addition to writing, she teaches law school.
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