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[Read by Paul Michael Garcia]The bestselling, award-winning author of The Last Summer of the Camperdowns returns with another rollicking, summertime family saga.Maine's rugged, picturesque Monhegan Island is home to weathered lobster fishermen and curious tourists, a genial if sleepy group. But when Spark Monahan -- rakish prodigal son -- returns unannounced to the dilapidated family home, his arrival launches a summer the likes of which this quiet town has never seen.During Spark's absence, his young son Hally has been cared for by what remains of the Monahan family: Spark's gentle brother Hugh and their shrewd, fork-tongued father Pastor Ragnar. Pastor Ragnar has led them with an iron will and a unique religious ideology, while Hugh has been busy mending the scars of a tumultuous family history.