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The Snowbirds

A Novel

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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER! | "A riveting exploration of midlife yearning." —People

The Last Thing He Told Me
meets Fleishman Is in Trouble in this page-turning story of a couple who flee winter in the Midwest for Palm Springs, where they find their relationship at a crossroads.

Kim and Grant are at a turning point. A couple for thirty years, their "separate but together" partnership is running up against the realities of late middle age: Grant's mother has died, the college where he taught philosophy was shuttered, and their twin girls are grown and gone. Escaping the bitter cold of a Midwestern winter for the hot desert sun of Palm Springs seems as good a solution as any to the more intractable problems they face.
When they arrive at Le Desert, a quirky condo community where everyone knows everyone's business, Kim immediately embraces the opportunity to make new friends and explore a more adventurous side of her personality. Meanwhile, Grant struggles to find his footing in this unfamiliar landscape, leaving Kim to wonder if their relationship can survive the snowbird season. But when Grant goes missing on a hike in the Palm Springs mountains, Kim is forced to consider two terrifying outcomes: either Grant is truly lost, or this time, he's really left her.
Is it ever too late to become the person we wanted to be—and is there still time to change into someone better? The exhilarating, but often confusing transitions of midlife are pitched against the promise and glamour of Palm Springs in this tender, honest story of what it takes to commit to someone for a lifetime. With compassion and humor, Clancy explores the redemptive power of finding ourselves, and of being found.

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    • Library Journal

      September 1, 2024

      After being a couple for 30 years and with their daughters grown and gone, Kim and Grant are at a crossroads in their relationship. They decide to escape the Midwest winter for sunny Palm Springs, but Kim wonders if their relationship will survive the season. Clancy's (Shoulder Season) latest receives a 75K-copy first printing. Prepub Alert.

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      January 1, 2025
      For Kim's season-long sabbatical from her nonprofit job, Palm Springs, California, seems like the perfect antidote to snowy Madison, Wisconsin. Grant, her partner of 30 years, recently lost his job in academia, so the couple sets off to relax, rekindle their relationship, and consider what lies ahead. While Kim reconnects with her creative side by photographing the beauty of Palm Springs, Grant undertakes a series of increasingly intense hikes in the surrounding desert and ends up missing. As Kim uncovers recent photos and recounts critical details to the search party, she realizes just how many unspoken issues--issues spreading like fault lines underneath a seemingly firm foundation--she and Grant had failed to discuss. Clancy (Shoulder Season, 2021) skillfully blends flashbacks with the events of the present to reveal new perspectives on shared history. Readers who enjoyed Elizabeth Strout's Olive, Again (2019) and Anne Tyler's Redhead by the Side of the Road (2020) will appreciate Clancy's emphasis on the impact of unexpected choices and the realization that it's never too late to find a new path.

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