A newcomer falls for a kayaking local in a small Massachusetts beach town, and his oldest friends come with him. Jenny Jackson's novel watches what her arrival does to all of them.

Readical Key Points

• A Read with Jenna book club pick and an instant New York Times bestseller, according to the publisher
• Starred reviews from Booklist and Library Journal; also reviewed in Kirkus Reviews and Publishers Weekly
• A comic novel of friendship, marriage and young parenthood; Kirkus notes that the point of view rotates among the friends
• Hardcover, 352 pages, Pamela Dorman Books, 2026

Caroline Lash lands in Greenhead and falls hard for Van Whittaker, a kayak-loving local who still runs with the friends he grew up with: his ex, Bailey; Augusta, from old money; and Fran, outnumbered by brothers and sons. Their world of marshes, bars and houseboats absorbs her, until Bailey learns she is carrying Van's child. Pushed out of the circle, Caroline does something that brings long-kept secrets to the surface.

It follows Jackson's bestselling Pineapple Street and suits readers of comic fiction about old friendships, marriages and small children. Booklist explains the title: a second shampoo always lathers more than the first. In Greenhead, friendships with years of history behind them foam up the same way.

About the Author

Jenny Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Pineapple Street. She graduated from Williams College and the Columbia Publishing Course and has served as vice president and editorial director of fiction at Alfred A. Knopf.

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