The Only True Genius in the Family — Jennie Nash

Jennie Nash's first novel, The Last Beach Bungalow, was praised as "a wonder." Now, in lyrical and moving prose, she gives us a story about three generations of artists who are grappling with the burden of talent and the limits of love.

Claire's father always said that in their family, genius skipped a generation. Maybe he was right. The daughter of a legendary landscape photographer and the mother of a painter whose career is about to take off, Claire has carved out a practical living as a commercial photographer. It may not earn her glory, but it's paid for a good life in a beautiful house on the beach.

When her father suddenly dies, Claire loses faith in the work she has devoted her life to -- and worse, begins to feel jealous of her daughter's success. But as she helps prepare a retrospective of her famous father's photographs, Claire uncovers revelations about him that change everything she believes about herself as a mother, a daughter, and an artist....