At the age of 29, Sydney has already been once divorced and
once widowed. Trying to regain her footing once again, she
has answered an ad to tutor the teenage daughter of a
wellto- do couple as they spend a sultry summer in their
oceanfront New Hampshire cottage. But when the Edwards' two
grown sons, Ben and Jeff, arrive at the beach house, Sydney
finds herself caught up in a destructive web of old
tensions and bitter divisions. As the brothers vie for her
affections, the fragile existence Sydney has rebuilt for
herself is threatened. With the subtle wit, lyrical
language, and brilliant insight into the human heart that
has led her to be called "an author at one with her métier"
(Miami Herald), Shreve weaves a novel about marriage,
family, and the supreme courage that it takes to love.
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