by Anita Shreve
First published 2007
Seven old friends arrive at Nora's country inn in the Berkshire Hills for Bill and Bridget's December wedding. The pristine setting and snowy landscape create a perfect backdrop as the group reunites after years apart. They come with anticipation but also with dread. Beyond celebrating the late-in-life marriage, they must finally face what really happened twenty-seven years ago during one terrible night that changed all their lives forever. As the weekend unfolds, the weight of their shared past threatens to overshadow the joy of the present celebration. Shreve explores how secrets bind people together even as they tear them apart, and how the choices made in youth continue to shape adult lives decades later.
Genres: fiction, drama, romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, 21st-century, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, secrets
Setting: Berkshire Hills, Country Inn
Period: December, Twenty-Seven Years Ago
448 pages · Hardcover · Piper