Summer Island: Where Waves Whisper Secrets and Scars Become Bridges-Podcast

Kristin Hannah’s Summer Island unravels the stormy bond between Nora Bridge, a famed radio host haunted by her past, and her daughter Ruby, a sharp-tongued comedian drowning in resentment. When a scandal forces them to reunite on the windswept Pacific island of their fractured memories, Ruby is offered a career-saving chance to expose her mother’s secrets—but the truth they unearth is far more tangled than headlines suggest. Blending biting humor and raw vulnerability, Hannah crafts a poignant exploration of fractured motherhood, the lies we cling to, and the messy grace of forgiveness. Critics praise its “knife-sharp dialogue” and “achingly real” portrayal of how love persists, even when trust is shattered. A tale where laughter and tears crash together like the Northwest tides.