First published 2009
Griffin returns to the Cape Cod of his childhood, where he and his wife Joy celebrated their honeymoon. But the idyllic setting soon gives way to a reckoning with his difficult parents and their failed marriage. As Griffin's daughter Laura prepares for her own wedding, the past resurfaces, threatening the fragile balance of his own life. In the end, Griffin must confront the dreams he once had and the reality of the family he's built.
Genres: romance, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: family-drama, second-chance
Setting: Cape Cod (Mass.)
261 pages · Hardcover · Knopf