The Darlings

McKinnon’s latest novel (after Message in the Sand) features a family worth rooting for, even if all of its members are not likable. Every summer, the Darling family meets at Riptide, their Cape Cod beach house. Andi Darling looks forward to the gathering most years, but this year, not so much. Still reeling from a divorce and other stressors, and worrying she’ll run into her ex and his insufferable new girlfriend, she’s coming for the wedding of her younger sister Sydney. Her mom and dad and her twin brother Hugh with his partner Martin will be there to celebrate with Sydney as she marries James. Enter Grandma Tish. Stoic Tish does not share in celebrations, just the proper acknowledgement of family. But this time Tish has other plans. She gathers the family together and drops a bombshell that will affect every family member and change how they perceive themselves. With the Darlings now in turmoil, everyone has something to say and old demons to exorcise.