Hannah McKinnon

Hannah McKinnon returns to the Unlikely Story stage for the launch of her brand new novel, The Summer Club, a fresh beach read about a group of outsiders threatening the status quo at an exclusive New England beach club. Hannah will discuss her novel, answer audience questions, and sign books!

Ticket options for this event include:

• Admission + Book: Each ticket is $20.18 and comes with a copy of The Summer Club to be signed and personalized at the event.
• Admission + Coupon: Each ticket is $5, which can be redeemed for $5 off any of Hannah's books on the night of the event.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a ticketed event. All guests must be registered for a ticket to gain admission to this event.

ABOUT THE BOOK:
Mayhaven is the best keep secret in Massachusetts. Tucked between old cedars and a spring-fed lake, the Mayhaven beach club has long been the ultimate escape to understated exclusivity. It’s the place where Darcy Birch is supposed to be experiencing the best summer of her life, but there are a few things standing in her way. Her high-strung mother won’t stop hovering over her, her father is consumed by his job as president of Mayhaven, where she works as a summer camp counselor and things are not as rosy as they seem, and her neurodivergent little brother is struggling to live with a measure of independence not everyone is ready for.

Then there is the matter of the new neighbors. Flick Creevy, his mother, and stepfather have arrived in town, parking their enormous RV, not to mention all-night music and clouds of marijuana, in the Birches’s perfectly landscaped backyard.

Flick is not interested in the perfect summer or the girl next door. Pushed to get a job at Mayhaven by his mother, who had her eyes on a new life for their family, his own eyes have been opened to the ways of the upper crust. Even though Mayhaven prides itself on being an inclusive association of good New England families with good New England values, the fact remains: either you’re on the inside or the outside.

As the heat of summer increases, it’s soon clear that the members of Mayhaven will have to struggle to stay cool in this sharply written and refreshing new novel that is perfect for fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Jennifer Weiner.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Hannah McKinnon is the author of several novels, including The Lake Season, Mystic Summer, The Summer House, Sailing Lessons, The View from Here, Message in the Sand, and The Darlings. She graduated from Connecticut College and the University of South Australia. She lives in Connecticut, with her family, a flock of chickens, and two raggedy rescue dogs.