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Length10h 33m
About this audiobook
It’s 1980s California, and everyone’s dreaming of the endless summer: sun-drenched beaches, infinite waves, and most of all, beautiful, beautiful freedom. For the Merrick siblings, this idyllic vision is their reality, as they travel up and down the coast with their parents in a van year-round, surfing and swimming their days away. But when a photographer secretly snaps a stunning photo of the family lined up with their boards in the sand, and the image ripples across the country, the only life they’ve ever known is put at risk.
Decades after, the now-distant siblings gather on a gorgeous, wild island to honour their late father. But their reunion is complicated when a journalist, eager for the truth behind the famous photo, discovers their identity and tracks them down. As the siblings reckon with the possibility that more of their lives could be shared, a revelation about their past forces them to confront long-held heartaches. Together, they’ll have to decide whether to let the same tensions rip them apart again — or if telling their story on their own terms might just be the way to recapture the family magic.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.8 (1.7K)
Includes Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction
Length10 hrs 33 mins
Narrated byAnn Marie Gideon
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 9, 2025
LanguageEnglish
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