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Cece Downing's Start Over Summer
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ISBN10: 059318517X
ISBN13: 9780593185179
Publisher: Dutton
Published: Jun 16 2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.65
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780593185179
Publisher: Dutton
Published: Jun 16 2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.65
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
A witty, heartfelt novel about a young woman who leaves everything behind to work on an oyster farm in a small New England town.
Recently fired from her dependable career as an actuary, and recovering from a messy breakup with her fiancé, thirty-two-year-old Cece Downing is holed up for the summer in New London, Connecticut, without a plan. Mounting financial debts soon force Cece to take the first job opportunity that comes her way--one she's wholly unsuited for--as a deckhand on an oyster boat. Surprisingly, Cece finds herself loving the job: working with her hands, breathing the fresh sea air, and learning the ins and outs of oyster farming. And despite her overbearing mother's pleas to get a real job and reunite with her wealthy fiancé, Cece plunges headlong into an ill-advised romance with her neighbor, a handsome shipyard worker named Morgan. When a proposal to expand the oyster farm throws the community into an uproar, pitting wealthy waterfront owners against blue collar workers, Cece finds herself caught in the middle. And as a family crisis forces her to reevaluate her reckless choices Cece must come to terms with what she's willing to sacrifice for the life she wants to live.
Recently fired from her dependable career as an actuary, and recovering from a messy breakup with her fiancé, thirty-two-year-old Cece Downing is holed up for the summer in New London, Connecticut, without a plan. Mounting financial debts soon force Cece to take the first job opportunity that comes her way--one she's wholly unsuited for--as a deckhand on an oyster boat. Surprisingly, Cece finds herself loving the job: working with her hands, breathing the fresh sea air, and learning the ins and outs of oyster farming. And despite her overbearing mother's pleas to get a real job and reunite with her wealthy fiancé, Cece plunges headlong into an ill-advised romance with her neighbor, a handsome shipyard worker named Morgan. When a proposal to expand the oyster farm throws the community into an uproar, pitting wealthy waterfront owners against blue collar workers, Cece finds herself caught in the middle. And as a family crisis forces her to reevaluate her reckless choices Cece must come to terms with what she's willing to sacrifice for the life she wants to live.
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