Meet the COBBLE STREET COUSINS • Lily, who wants to be a poet • • Tess, who wants to be a Broadway star • • Rosie, who wants a little cottage with flowers by the door • The cousins' parents are coming home! Of course Lily, Tess, and Rosie are looking forward to seeing their parents, but they're also sad about leaving their cozy attic room in Aunt Lucy's little blue house on Cobble Street -- and each other. So they plan a summer party to welcome their parents back and to cheer themselves up. But it's Aunt Lucy's boyfriend, Michael, whose wonderful surprise makes the party really special.

Nine-year-old cousins Lily, Rosie, and Tess are sad when it is time to leave Aunt Lucy, so they plan a party and get a special surprise to look forward to in the near future.

'Smart, complex and deliciously racy' Daily Express In the gloriously hot summer of 1936, a group of people meet at a country house party. Within three years, the country will be engulfed in war, but for now time stands still as they sip champagne on the lawn, engaging in casual flirtations and carefree conversation. Then a shocking death puts an end to their revelry, changing everything in an instant. For all of them, that summer house party will be a turning point. The mistakes made during that fateful weekend will change their lives for ever.

*A July 2019 Indie Next List Great Read* *One of Parade's Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2019* *An O Magazine Best Beach Read of 2019* *A New York Post Best Beach Read of 2019* “The Last Book Party is a delight. Reading this story of a young woman trying to find herself while surrounded by the bohemian literary scene during a summer on the Cape in the late '80s, I found myself nodding along in so many moments and dreading the last page. Karen Dukess has rendered a wonderful world to spend time in.” —Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author of Daisy Jones & The Six A propulsive tale of ambition and romance, set in the publishing world of 1980’s New York and the timeless beaches of Cape Cod. In the summer of 1987, 25-year-old Eve Rosen is an aspiring writer languishing in a low-level assistant job, unable to shake the shadow of growing up with her brilliant brother. With her professional ambitions floundering, Eve jumps at the chance to attend an early summer gathering at the Cape Cod home of famed New Yorker writer Henry Grey and his poet wife, Tillie. Dazzled by the guests and her burgeoning crush on the hosts’ artistic son, Eve lands a new job as Henry Grey’s research assistant and an invitation to Henry and Tillie’s exclusive and famed "Book Party"— where attendees dress as literary characters. But by the night of the party, Eve discovers uncomfortable truths about her summer entanglements and understands that the literary world she so desperately wanted to be a part of is not at all what it seems. A page-turning, coming-of-age story, written with a lyrical sense of place and a profound appreciation for the sustaining power of books, Karen Dukess's The Last Book Party shows what happens when youth and experience collide and what it takes to find your own voice.

'SIGN ME UP PLEASE!!! Boy, talk about a book that keeps you on the edge of your seat... 5 "this book was soo dang good" Stars!!! @triciabartley86, ***** Perfect families are only as perfect as their best kept secrets. Summer, 2000 The Whitlam siblings have it all and sixteen-year-old Lucy only wants one thing – to be close to them. Soon she's lazing around their impossibly large pool, wearing Annabel's expensive clothes and having secret rendezvous with Harry, until at their lavish clifftop party she sees something that could jeopardise it all. Winter, 2020 One failed marriage later, Lucy is back in town and quickly lured back into the Whitlam's shiny world. But when a body washes up on the beach and someone seems determined to frame her for murder keeping their secrets this time could cost her everything. Now that summer is over is she with them or against them? A totally addictive psychological thriller you won't be able to put down. Perfect for readers of A. A. Torre, Gillian McAllister and The Guest List. Readers love The Summer Party! 'Oh wowwwwwww. Let me tell y'all... a must read.' Netgalley reviewer, ***** 'A captivating thriller with Great Australian Bite. Heath collides the past and present with a final, terrible twist. Glamorous disintegration with a Gothic underbelly.' S.R. White, author of THE HERMIT 'What a deliciously twisted and satisfying read... definitely glamorous and gripping. The perfect holiday thriller!' Shalini Boland 'I opened to the first page and wallop that was it... I was hooked... Give it a try... Five stars.' Netgalley reviewer, ***** 'MY GOD!! Captivating and just incredibly well done... I look forward to more from Heath!' @theberrybookreport, **** 'BRAVO!' Netgalley reviewer, ***** 'Gripping writing and some twists and turns to make you dizzy... This is one party you are never going to forget!' thebooktrail, **** 'Great book, I loved it!... This is a tense and gripping mystery with an excellent ending.' Netgalley reviewer, ***** 'This is quick, fast paced, intriguing read you cannot put down! And of course ending took my breath away! It made my heart ache... Absolutely a promising, riveting, powerful debut comes from Rebecca Heath!' @nilylovestoread, **** 'This chilling psychological thriller has everything you need to keep you reading long into the night... glamour, mystery, murder and suspense... Draws the reader in with every carefully chosen word and keeps you guessing til the last page. Brilliant writing!' Netgalley reviewer, ***** 'This was a compelling murder mystery suspense and the quintessential beach read, and should be on your shelf waiting for sand, sun, and a cocktail.' Netgalley reviewer, ***** 'Enigmatic, well crafted.' Netgalley reviewer, **** 'I was blown away by this novel. So many twists and turns... A superb whodunnit that really keeps you guessing.' Netgalley reviewer, ***** 'I LOVED IT... A fantastic ending and I would recommend to everyone to read.' Netgalley reviewer, ***** 'Mindbending thriller that will keep you guessing the entire time you're reading it. Fast-paced plot and original characters for the win!' Netgalley reviewer, ***** 'What a ride!... This is a great first book, I loved it all.' @andireads2022, *****

In Jenny Han's follow-up to The Summer I Turned Pretty, Belly finds out what comes after falling in love. Now available in paperback!