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 2am 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.