Where Snowbirds Play

By: Gina Goldhammer

Narrated by: Jane McDowell

Was it pure chance that he had run into her so soon? Philip had never believed in destiny, and his father had believed in nothing but his own genius. And yet…

From the moment recent Oxford graduate Philip takes the helm of a new marine life institute in Palm Beach, his presence revives old feuds and sparks rivalries among the wealthy resident snowbirds, many of whom have invested heavily in a biotech company soon to be exposed for insider trading. It quickly becomes clear that Philip's quest for atonement on the behalf of his father will embroil many of the community's most prominent members.

Interwoven with snippets of real-life drama from an insider-trading scandal, Where Snowbirds Play paints a compelling portrait of the lives of the privileged, and what happens when their world is turned upside down.

©2025 Gina Goldhammer (P)2025 Renard Press

Critic reviews

'Gina Goldhammer's Where Snowbirds Play offers an arresting and singular perspective on a lifestyle few experience firsthand. Taking readers into the heart of privilege, Goldhammer spins a compelling story that lays bare the tensions, frailties, desires and self-deceptions that drive human beings everywhere. Sumptuous, witty and surprising, this novel will transport you to a world that is at once absorbingly fresh, and a charming – and alarming – reflection of our own.'

(Ann Morgan, author of Crossing Over, Beside Myself and Reading the World)

'I couldn't stop reading this gripping story… Goldhammer is tender but unsentimental.' (Elisa Segrave, author of The Girl from Station X)

'[An] expansive and fascinating novel… a riveting behind-the-scenes window into a world of privilege but also a cri-de-cœur for the damage we are wreaking on our world.' (Maggie Brookes, author of The Prisoner’s Wife and Acts of Love and War)

'Nostalgia and longing in the best literary fiction out now.' (Stephanie Cross)