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Set in a single summer across three distinct weekends-weekends in which old friends rent a Fire Island share house called Serendipity-the story of one woman's clumsy but hopeful reentrance to the high school friend group (and sweetheart) she left behind when she chased her dreams from New York to Los Angeles and forgot to look back. Named Most Anticipated by Bustle | Brit + Co. This summer, will three weekends in a Fire Island share house be enough time for Maggie Monroe to fix her life, find love, and make sure she doesn't lose her friends for good? It's been six years since Maggie followed her screenwriting dreams to Los Angeles and forgot to look back. But things in Hollywood didn't go quite to plan. Now, twenty-five and suddenly home in New York, Maggie doesn't know who she's more anxious to see- her ex-boyfriend, Mac, or her ex-best friend, Liz. For Liz, Maggie is the girl who abandoned her at the worst possible moment and an unwelcome surprise who could derail her perfect summer. Liz is recently engaged to her high school sweetheart, Cam, but Maggie's arrival brings old wounds bubbling to the surface, exposing the cracks in Liz's apparent happily ever after. When Maggie accepts her former friends' unexpected invitation to join in their summer share house, a rental named Serendipity, she knows it's the chance she needs to get her life back on track. For three weekends, Maggie, Liz, Cam, Mac, and their closest friends will take the ferry to Ocean Beach, Fire Island, for some sun-kissed bliss, if only they can avoid the drama of their past catching up to the present. With the nostalgic flavor of a stack of sepia-toned Polaroids, and perfect for fans of Emily Henry, Jennifer Weiner, and Ann Brashares, this big-hearted, page-turning story delves deep into a complicated friend group as they navigate one messy yet magical midtwenties summer.

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"Praise for Serendipity ""Sun-soaked, breezy, and charming, this book deftly reminds us that while romances may come and go, some of life's greatest love stories are our long-term friendships.""—Mikki Brammer author of The Collected Regrets of Clover ""Chock-full of joy and drama, humor and heart, Serendipity reads like a bright, breezy weekend spent on Fire Island – Rocket Fuels and all. With a charming cast of characters and a perfectly summery setting, Chalsen has once again crafted the quintessential beach read, capturing the all-too-relatable highs and lows that come with ushering relationships into adulthood (romantic or otherwise). It’s a sunny celebration of love in all its forms; I savored every word.""—Genevieve Wheeler, author of Adelaide ""Serendipity is as unforgettable as the perfect beach rental. Absorbing and deeply relatable, this book sparkles with the textured truth and complications of long held relationships. A coming-of-age, romantic comedy, and dazzling ode to friendship all in one. As to be expected with Chalsen, this book is a thoughtful meditation on the choices, pain and love that come for a person in their '20s, wrapped up in a radiant, beachy sweetness. The Serendipity House gang will stay with me for a long time.""—Cat Shook, author of If We're Being Honest"

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Becky Chalsen is a writer and film/TV development executive. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and now lives in New York City. Becky is a quadruplet and married to her high school sweetheart-an identical twin-whose family has spent summers on Fire Island for more than three decades. Her debut novel, Kismet, was published by Dutton in 2023. Serendipity is her second novel.

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