The Last Season

For twenty-five summers, Claudia, Renata, Maya, and Sim have escaped to their beloved cedar-shingled lakehouse on Crystal Lake in northern Michigan. This July is their last. Each woman arrives carrying a secret too heavy to hold alone:. Claudia is hiding a stage-three cancer diagnosis. Renata is in the middle of a secret trial separation. Maya is planning to leave her marriage after months of hidden calls with another man.
Sim - the keeper of the house - has decided to sell itWhat begins as their traditional week of salmon dinners on the sleeping porch, cold swims at dawn, and late-night dock conversations becomes the most honest week of their lives. As the four friends finally speak their truths under the pines, they discover that the real sanctuary was never the lakehouse - it was each other. Tender, wise, and unflinchingly honest, The Last Season is a love letter to female friendship in midlife, the courage it takes to let go, and the women who answer the phone at 2 a.m.
and simply ask, "How soon do you need me there?"Perfect for fans of Ann Patchett, Elizabeth Strout, Kristin Hannah, and the unbreakable bonds of found family.