bFrom the iNew York Times-ibestselling author of iThe Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants iAnn Brashares comes her first adult novelb p In the town of Waterby on Fire Island, the rhythms and rituals of summer are sacrosanct the ceremonial arrivals and departures by ferry yacht club dinners with terrible food and breathtaking views the virtual decree against shoes and the generational parade of sandy, sun-bleached kids, running, swimming, squealing, and coming of age on the beach. p Set against this vivid backdrop, iThe Last Summer of You and Mei is the enchanting, heartrending story of a beach-community friendship triangle and summertime romance among three young adults for whom summer and this place have meant everything. Sisters Riley and Alice, now in their twenties, have been returning to their parents' modest beach house every summer for their entire lives. Petite, tenacious Riley is a tomboy and a lifeguard, always ready for a midnight swim, a gale-force sail, or a barefoot sprint