The House on Rockaway Beach

A gripping tale of family secrets, sibling rivalry and summer romance, set against the backdrop of New York’s sizzling urban beach. Sisters Sophie and Celia haven’t been on speaking terms for years. So it’s a huge shock when they discover their grandmother has left them her quirky old house on Rockaway Beach, New York.

Just a stone’s throw from the bright lights of Manhattan, they spent many idyllic summers there as children, swimming in the Atlantic ocean, playing in the sand and watching day trippers come and go. Then suddenly, the visits stopped. Sophie knows her mother and grandmother fell out, but has never found out why.

Together, the sisters return to Rockaway, and can’t agree on anything. Sophie wants to keep the house, Celia’s determined to sell. It seems they’ll never see eye to eye, until Sophie makes a shattering discovery that forces her to question everything…