Malibu Rising: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel

Four famous siblings—Nina, Jay, Hud, and Kit Riva—throw an end-of-summer party in Malibu in August 1983 to celebrate. Over the course of twenty-four hours, family drama unfolds that will change their lives forever. Nina is a talented surfer and supermodel who never wanted to be the center of attention. She has just been publicly abandoned by her pro tennis player husband. Jay is a championship surfer counting down to nightfall, waiting for a girl he can't stop thinking about. Hud is a renowned photographer carrying a secret he needs to confess to his brother. Kit, the youngest, has invited a guest without telling anyone. The siblings are the children of legendary singer Mick Riva and are a source of fascination in Malibu and beyond. As the party progresses, alcohol flows, music plays, and the loves and secrets that shaped the family's generations surface. By midnight the party spirals out of control. By morning, the Riva mansion has burned down. The novel explores what each sibling chooses to keep from the people who made them and what they leave behind.