Can I just say that I want a beach house in Maine. And then I want to sit there and read the third novel that Ms. Sullivan is certainly working on by now! So you have probably figured out that I really liked this book and that it takes place in a beach house in Maine! A multi-generational group of women who are mothers and daughters are all in this beach house one summer. You can guess that already there will be tension and at least a few fireworks. Alice Kelleher is the matriarch of the family - but she is not the warm fuzzy type. She is not very likable but as the story progressed and I learned about her background, I forgave her......a little anyway. Near the main house where Alice spends several months of the year, is a cottage which is occupied by the families of her three children. The schedule has been set by daughter-in-law Ann Marie who is happiest when she is keeping everything organized and running on her schedule. Her schedule did not include the surprise arrival of her niece, Maggie who has run to the beach to decide her future (before she could tell her boyfriend that she was pregnant they had a fight and he broke up with her). So then Maggie's mom, Kathleen, leaves her partner and worm farm to fly across the country to talk face-to-face with her daughter. There is a lot of drinking and church-going happening - is that a contradiction???? Bottom line is this is a great book!!! Check it out - we have both the book and the audio book.
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