The latest novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid unfolds over the course of a single day in August 1983. As they do every year, the glamorous Riva family hosts a spectacular party. But this year, long-buried secrets will come to light — and by dawn, the Riva mansion will be engulfed in flames…
Malibu, California, 1983. As she does every August, Nina Riva is hosting her legendary end-of-summer party, and anticipation is at its peak. Everyone is desperate for an invitation to be near the famous Riva siblings: Nina, the charismatic surfer and top model; brothers Jay and Hud, one a championship surfer and the other an acclaimed photographer; and their adored younger sister, Kit. The four siblings are admired not only throughout Malibu but around the world — in part because they are the children of legendary singer Mick Riva.
But this year, things are about to take an unexpected turn. By midnight, the party will have spun completely out of control, and by morning the Riva mansion will be engulfed in flames. Yet before dawn — before the first spark ignites — music and flowing alcohol will expose secret romances and uncover long-buried family secrets.
An unforgettable night in the life of the legendary Riva family, as told by Taylor Jenkins Reid, when each of them is forced to make life-changing decisions about the people and things that matter most.
