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    "title": "Aunt Ivy\u2019s Cottage",
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    "collection_title": "Dune Islands",
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    "description": "Up in the attic, with views across the sparkling bay, she opens the lid of the carved trunk. Carefully moving aside the delicate linen wedding dress once worn by her great-aunt, she unpacks all the smaller boxes inside until she finds the leather-bound diary. She knows this will change everything\u2026\n\nAll Zoey\u2019s happiest childhood memories are of her great-aunt Ivy\u2019s rickety cottage on Dune Island, being spoiled with cranberry ice cream and watching the tides change from the rooftop. Now, heartbroken from a recent breakup, Zoey can see her elderly aunt\u2019s spark is fading, and decides to move to the island so they can care for each other.\n\nWhen she arrives to find her cousin, Mark, sitting at the solid oak kitchen table, she knows why Aunt Ivy hasn\u2019t been herself. Because Mark\u2014next in line to inherit the house\u2014is pushing Ivy to move into a nursing home.\n\nWith the cousins clashing over what\u2019s best for Ivy, Zoey is surprised when the local carpenter who\u2019s working on Ivy\u2019s cottage takes her side. As he offers Zoey comfort, the two grow close. Together, they make a discovery in the attic that links the family to the mysterious and reclusive local lighthouse keeper, and throws doubt on Mark\u2019s claim\u2026\n\nNow Zoey has a heartbreaking choice to make. The discovery could keep Ivy in the house she\u2019s loved her whole life\u2026 but can Zoey trust that the carpenter really has Ivy\u2019s best interests at heart? And will dredging up an old secret destroy the peace and happiness of Ivy\u2019s final years\u2014and tear this family apart for good?\n\nA stunning and emotional read about old secrets, new love and never forgetting the importance of family. Perfect for fans of Mary Ellen Taylor, Robyn Carr and Mary Alice Monroe.\n",
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