The Mother-Daughter Book Club

The Mother-Daughter Book Club is Susan Patterson's new novel, the follow-up to Things I Wish I Told My Mother—the New York Times bestselling, book-club favorite praised as "This book will win your heart" (Elin Hilderbrand). 
Between their busy lives and their far-flung residences, the Mother-Daughter Book Club—four longtime friends and their five daughters—more often discuss the books on their nightstands via 2 a.m. texts than in-person meetings. And maybe it’s just as well, after what happened at their last get-together...
           So it’s an emotional reunion when they finally gather again, this time on the spectacular shores of Italy’s Lake Como. Sightseeing excursions, “Como-politan”-fueled reminiscing, and a hint of vacation romance all build toward the book club’s trademark “Night of Secrets.”
           These friends, and sometime rivals, are close readers—of novels, memoirs, and of each other. But as the years and the distance cast shadows and doubt, confidences and sympathies turn into surprising revelations.  

Susan Solie Patterson has bachelor of science and master of fine arts degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where she was an all-American swimmer. She is the coauthor of Big Words for Little Geniuses, a New York Times bestseller. 
​ James Patterson is the most popular storyteller of our time. He is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. Patterson has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and Michael Crichton. He has told the story of his own life in James Patterson by James Patterson and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.