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Mandy, Emma and Jill grew up together on Nantucket. Mandy lives in Dover, administrative assistant at a financial services firm. Jill lives in Manhattan, co-owner of a successful executive search firm. Emma lives in Arizona, an elementary school teacher and aspiring photographer. When their beloved grandmother, Rose Ferguson passes peacefully in her sleep a week before her ninety-ninth birthday she leaves them her Nantucket home, and a surprise. Rose was the silent owner of Mimi's Place, one of Nantucket's most popular year-round restaurants. The catch: she left the restaurant equally to Mandy, Emma, and Jill-- and to Paul, the chef for the past twelve years. And before they can sell, all three girls need to work at the restaurant for a period of one year-- or else their shares will go to Paul. -- adapted from back cover