Through an anonymous letter, Juno learns about her inheritance: a fisherman's house in Brittany. However, contrary to her expectations, she is not the only one interested in the house. The French waitress Julie has made herself at home there, and Jan, an architect from Germany, is often visiting as well. Eight years after her father's death, a new perspective on the past opens up for Juno. The journey to Brittany becomes a journey into her family history. It takes her back to a childhood where she was happy and lived what seemed to be an idyllic suburban life with her parents, until everything changed. "Summer Daughters" is a novel against loneliness. Lisa-Maria Seydlitz takes her readers on a summer where it is okay to be sad and to find comfort. She tells the story of losing a loved one and gaining a new life.