Sarah Moriarty

This is the story of a mildly dysfunctional family comprised of four adult children and their parents, who although they are dead, are very much a part of the family and the story.

Tom, the oldest, is struggling with a marriage that is failing and carrying the burden of his parents’ secret which he has never shared with his siblings.

Gwen – free-loving, unmarried, struggling artist closing in on forty is secretly pregnant;

Libby – an uncertain lesbian in a long time relationship with a woman who wants a commitment Libby is not prepared to give;

Danny – ten years younger than Libby, is tormented, depressed and has no clue what to do with his life;

The siblings gather for their annual summer weeks together at the iconic family summer home on an island off the coast of Maine. The mother has just recently died and this will be their first summer without her.

Each of the characters has significant problems/challenges and linking it all is the house, which someone has offered to buy for three million dollars. They love the house and all the memories it holds for each of them, but it is a falling apart and it will cost a lot to maintain.

What to do with the house creates an excellent thread that helps to weave each of the characters’ stories together.

The book has the pace of a lazy summer vacation. The writing is excellent, with vivid descriptions of sea, house, food and drink. The characters were well developed and I cared about each of them.
It’s a good story.… (más)