Coming June 4, 2024—the latest novel from bestselling author Brooke Lea Foster

When wealthy, impulsive summer girl Margot meets hardworking and steady local girl Thea in the summer of 1967, the unlikely pair become fast friends, working alongside one another in a record store and spending every spare moment together.

cover for On Gin Lane—a red beach umbrella and beach chairs on a beach with the ocean, a pier, and a small boat in the background

After her fiancé whisks her off to the glistening shores of Southampton in June of 1957, one young socialite begins to realize that her glamorous summer is giving her everything—except what she really wants—in this new novel from the author of Summer Darlings.

Set during the splendid summer days of 1960s Martha’s Vineyard, this page-turning debut novel pulls back the curtain on one mysterious and wealthy family as seen through the eyes of their nanny—a college student who, while falling in love on the elegant island, is also forced to reckon with the dark underbelly of privilege.

Cover for Summer Darlings—a woman with sunglasses in a vintage onepiece swinsuit stepping into a swimming pool

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  • "Best Summer Book Pick"

    — People Magazine

  • “A Must-Read Book of Summer”

    — Town & Country Magazine

  • "Another perceptive beach drama,"

    —Publisher’s Weekly

  • “The perfect summer read.”

    —Entertainment Weekly

  • “Utterly captivating.”

    —Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of The Hotel Nantucket

  • “On Gin Lane encapsulates the very best of historical fiction.”

    —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Magnolia Palace

  • “A page-turner that kept me reading into the night, and a reminder of the importance of carving out a place for ourselves, whether it is by creating art or finding where we belong.”

    —Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library