The Last Summer of the Camperdowns

Synopsis

Set on Cape Cod during one tumultuous summer, Elizabeth Kellys gothic family story will delight readers of The Family Fang and The Giants House. The Last Summer of the Camperdowns, from the bestselling author of Apologize, Apologize!, introduces Riddle James Camperdown, the twelve-year-old daughter of the idealistic Camp and his manicured, razor-sharp wife, Greer. Its 1972, and Riddles father is running for office from the family compound in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Between Camps desire to toughen her up and Greers demand for glamour, Riddle has her hands full juggling her eccentric parents. When she accidentally witnesses a crime close to home, her confusion and fear keep her silent. As the summer unfolds, the consequences of her silence multiply. Another mysterious and powerful family, the Devlins, slowly emerges as the keeper of astonishing secrets that could shatter the Camperdowns. As an old love triangle, bitter war wounds, and the struggle for status spiral out of control, Riddle can only watch, hoping for the courage to reveal the truth.