"At the age of 29, Sydney has already been once divorced and once widowed. Trying to regain her footing after this tragic double blow, she answers the ad of a couple seeking a tutor for their teenage daughter and ends of spending the summer at the cottage of the Edwards family on the stunning New Hampshire coast.
No sooner does Sydney settle into the household routine - acting as something between a servant and a family member - than the Edwardses' two grown sons, Ben and Jeff show up for a weekend. Ben is a real estate exec and Jeff a professor. Both are handsome, accomplished and both are competitive. And both seem completely enraptured by Sydney.
As the weeks pass in this seaside idyll, Sydney enters a strange love triangle, infused with old rivalries and bitter secrets she can only guess at. And she begins to fear that the brothers' competition for her affection could tear apart the family - and the fragile existence she has painstakingly rebuilt."
Perhaps I was truly ready for a beach read as this one landed exactly as it should. Easy to read, easy to follow, interesting twists enroute to the end. Characters were atypical and interesting. In fact sometimes a character resonates so well, I wondered if I'd know Mrs. Edwards from a previous life!
Overall good read. Not great, but at least it didn't make me cry!
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