Muriel and Ned at both at their breaking point- scraping to make ends meet, entrusted with very different family legacies, and somehow just missing the big breaks they need. In the aftermath of a devastating tragedy, Ned and Mariel lose almost everything they hold dear, and the hard-won victories of each family hang in the balance. With their dreams dashed, can one fractured family find a way to rebuild despite their losses, and will the Lakeside Supper Club be their salvation?
In this colorful, vanishing world of relish trays and brandy Old Fashioneds, J. Ryan Stradal has once again given us a story full of his signature honest, lovable yet fallible Midwestern characters as they grapple with love, loss, and marriage; what we hold onto and what we leave behind; and what our legacy will be when we are gone.
Rep Favorite! As always, J. Ryan Stradal brings us warm, wonderful characters you'll love instantly, and root for desipte all their flaws and foibles. This is feel good fiction at it's best, for readers of The Midnight Library and The Authenticity Project.
