First published 2008
Lilly drives alone to the Maine coast after her husband Cam dies. She returns to the remote spot where they discovered love decades ago during their marriage. The couple had built a life together, raised children, and found safety in each other through the years. Now Lilly walks the same beaches where their romance bloomed, searching through memories of their decades together. She recalls her first love that ended in tragedy before she met Cam. She remembers how their marriage filled her world with joy and security. But as she sifts through the past in this place that holds their history, Lilly uncovers something that changes how she sees Cam and their marriage. The discovery forces her to question everything she believed about the man she loved and the life they shared.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: second-chance, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Maine, United States
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
368 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing