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Zusatztext Praise for USA Today Bestselling Author Wendy Wax “Wise and witty...A beautiful book about loyalty, courage, and pursuing your dreams with a little help from your friends. I loved this book!” — New York Times bestselling author Karen White “Reading Wendy Wax is like discovering a witty, wise, and wonderful new friend.” —Claire Cook, bestselling author of Must Love Dogs “A terrific story brimming with wit, warmth, and good humor. I loved it!” —Jane Porter, author of The Good Wife “Quite a clever, fun little novel.” — USA Today “Great escape reading, perfect for the beach.” — Library Journal “Fun...heartwarming....A loving tribute to friendship and the power of the female spirit.” — Las Vegas Review-Journal “[Wax] writes with breezy wit and keen insight.” — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Informationen zum Autor Wendy Wax Klappentext Three women find an unexpected sisterhood in this perfect beach read from the USA Today bestselling author of Best Beach Ever and My Ex-Best Friend's Wedding. Madeline, Avery, and Nikki are strangers to each other, but they have one thing in common. They each wake up one morning to discover that their life savings have vanished along with their trusted financial manager-leaving them with nothing but co-ownership of a ramshackle beachfront house. Madeline Singer is a homemaker coping with empty-nest syndrome and an unemployed husband. Avery Lawford is an architect, or was, until she somehow became the sidekick on her ex-husband's TV show. And professional matchmaker Nikki Grant is trying to recover from her biggest mistake... Throwing caution to the wind, the three women take on the challenge of restoring the historic beach house to its former glory. But just as they begin to reinvent themselves and discover the power of friendship, their secrets threaten to tear down their trust and destroy their lives a second time... Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Epigraph One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen Seventeen Eighteen Nineteen Twenty Twenty-one Twenty-two Twenty-three Twenty-four Twenty-five Twenty-six Twenty-seven Twenty-eight Twenty-nine Thirty Thirty-one Thirty-two Thirty-three Thirty-four Thirty-five Thirty-six Thirty-seven Thirty-eight Thirty-nine Forty Forty-one Forty-two Ten Beach Road Acknowledgements An Excerpt from A Week At The Lake PRAISE FOR Magnolia Wednesdays “Wax, the author of The Accidental Bestseller , writes with breezy wit and keen insight into family relations.” —The Atlanta Journal-Constitution “An honest, realistic story of family, love, and priorities, with genuine characters.” —Booklist “Bittersweet . . . Vivian’s an easy protagonist to love; she’s plucky, resourceful, and witty.” —Publishers Weekly “Atlanta-based novelist Wendy Wax spins yet another captivating tale of life and love in this wonderfully entertaining book.” —Southern Seasons Magazine The Accidental Bestseller “A little bit Sex and the City with a dash of The First Wives Club .” —Sacramento Book Review “A warm, triumphant tale of female friendship and the lessons learned when life doesn’t turn out as planned ....