Up Island by Anne Rivers Siddons

A Southern & New England Women's Literary Novel of Off-Season Martha's Vineyard, Grief, and Rebirth

Fifty-year-old Atlanta socialite Molly Redwine sees her comfortable world crumble when her husband unexpectedly leaves her for a younger woman and her domineering mother dies. Seeking distance from Southern high-society expectations, Molly flees to Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

Renting a drafty saltbox cottage in the quiet, off-season village of Up Island, Molly forms bonds with local islanders, including eccentric swan-keeper Theo. Away from summer tourists, Molly navigates winter isolation, grief, and self-reliance to rebuild her independence.

Why You’ll Love This Book

Bestselling author Anne Rivers Siddons delivers an atmospheric story of self-discovery set against the winter solitude of Martha's Vineyard. Ideal for readers of Elin Hilderbrand, Dorothea Benton Frank, and Luanne Rice.