{"product_id":"cece-downings-start-over-summer","title":"Cece Downing's Start Over Summer: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder now to have your book signed and meet the author at our free event for adults on Saturday, 6\/27! For more information, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.montgomeryandtaggert.com\/events\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Upcoming Events\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eclick here\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy Soon Wiley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA witty, heartfelt novel about a young woman who leaves everything behind to work on an oyster farm in a small New England town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurprisingly, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47379281739925,"sku":"9780593185179","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0667\/7761\/2437\/files\/CeceDowning_sStartOverSummer.png?v=1779560518","url":"https:\/\/montgomeryandtaggert.myshopify.com\/products\/cece-downings-start-over-summer","provider":"Montgomery \u0026 Taggert","version":"1.0","type":"link"}