As musicians, artists, and free spirits gathered at The Sandcastle for the season in pursuit of inspiration and communal living, Jackie and her cousin Willa fell into a fast friendship, testing their limits along the rocky beach and in the wild woods. Jumping between 19, Lady Sunshine unfolds with an artful combination of lyrical writing and twisting plot.AN IMAGINATIVE NOVEL OF FAMILY, MUSIC, AND SECRETS-SET AGAINST THE DAZZLING SPIRIT OF 1970S CALIFORNIAįor Jackie Pierce, everything changed the summer of 1979, when she spent three months of infinite freedom at her bohemian uncle's sprawling estate on the California coast. She agrees, choosing to stay even longer in a place that has brought her as much pain as joy. But then a diehard Graham Kingston fan named Shane arrives and tries to convince Jackie to let him use the estate’s recording studio one last time. Sorting through her memories isn’t easy, so she wants to complete her task as soon as possible. The abandoned estate needs to be packed and put up for sale, but all she can think about is the summer of 1979. Twenty years later, Jackie is back at the Sandcastle, just as reluctantly as before. They develop a deep friendship, and life couldn’t be better for the teenagers, until a tragedy changes everything. Though complete opposites, the two girls hit it off almost instantly. Jackie is unprepared for life among all these free spirits-until she meets Graham’s daughter, Willa. But with her father and stepmother honeymooning in Europe for the summer, there is nowhere else for Jackie to go.
In 1979, Graham’s niece, 17-year-old Jackie Pierce, is a first-time participant in the shindig-and a reluctant one. In her third novel, Amy Mason Doan offers a refreshing story about music, family secrets and forgiveness.Įvery summer, brilliant and beloved musician Graham Kingston turns his sprawling California coastal estate, the Sandcastle, into a commune for musicians, artists and friends from all over the country to gather for creativity and inspiration.
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