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Nancy Thayer

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Nancy Thayer has published 35 novels, including Family Reunion and Secrets in Summer. She has lived on Nantucket Island year-round for 38 years with her husband Charley Walters. They have two children and five grandchildren.

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Average rating: 3.78 · 206,030 ratings · 16,139 reviews · 63 distinct works • Similar authors

	Beachcombers 3.80 avg rating — 18,215 ratings — published 2010 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer House 3.91 avg rating — 16,588 ratings — published 2009 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Island Girls 3.73 avg rating — 12,959 ratings — published 2013 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guest Cottage 3.85 avg rating — 12,119 ratings — published 2015 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heat Wave 3.80 avg rating — 11,444 ratings — published 2011 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Island House 3.70 avg rating — 10,359 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nantucket Sisters 3.82 avg rating — 9,519 ratings — published 2014 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Family Reunion 4.01 avg rating — 8,781 ratings — published 2021 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secrets in Summer 3.73 avg rating — 8,865 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Surfside Sisters 3.78 avg rating — 8,646 ratings — published 2019 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Nantucket Winter

The temperature hit -2 here yesterday so there was ice in the harbor. I didn't go out to take photos. I'm working on my 2024 novel, and planning a pub party for my 2023 novel, All the Days of Summer, out May 3rd.
Winter's a perfect time for writing. Also, for reading all day long while eating chocolate.

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Nancy Thayer rated a book it was amazing Maame by Jessica George	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Jessica George's voice is so genuine and endearing and kind, she creates that special magic where I'm right along with her as she faces a complicated journey as a young Ghanaian woman in London. I'll buy everything George publishes, and I hope she wr ...more
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Nancy Thayer rated a book it was amazing The Sweet Spot by Amy Poeppel (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is an absolutely delightful book about family, friends, art, and transformation. I laughed out loud SO many times. We should all have a Sweet Spot in our lives.
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Nancy Thayer rated a book it was amazing The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Kristy Woodson Harvey's new novel made me remember the joys of childhood and the complications of being a grownup and how friendship endures through difficulties and how love binds us together. This is a delightful novel, a yummy summer read. ...more
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Nancy Thayer rated a book it was amazing I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Set in a New England boarding school, this is a serious mystery and a reminder of how men look at women. Hard to put down. Unforgettable.
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This book is a world you enter, a secret book of lost and found children, of lasting love, of complex mystery. I read it once for the plot. I'll read it again for the beauty of the language. I'll give it to my daughter and my teenage granddaughter. T ...more
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Nancy Thayer answered Goodreads's question: What’s the best thing about being a writer? It's all the best! Hearing from readers is right at the top and working in my robe is right up there, too. If I've touched a heart or made someone feel less alone, that's wonderful for me.
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“It's never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise.”
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“The universe is always speaking to us. ... Sending us little messages, causing coincidences and serendipities, reminding us to stop, to look around, to believe in something else, something more.”
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“The most terrible thing about marriage, I suppose, is that we know and understand each other’s weaknesses and fears as much as we know our strengths and desires.”
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