Nan Powell is a free-spirited, sixty-five-year-old widow who's not above skinny-dipping in her neighbors' pools when they're away and who dearly loves her Nantucket home. But when she discovers that the money she thought would last forever is dwindling, she realizes she must make drastic changes to save her beloved house. So Nan takes out an ad: Rooms to rent for the summer in a beautiful old Nantucket home with water views and direct access to the beach. Slowly people start moving in to the house, filling it with noise, laughter, and with tears. As the house comes alive again, Nan finds her family and friends expanding. Her son comes home for the summer, and then an unexpected visitor turns all their lives upside down. As she did so masterfully in her numerous NY Times bestselling novels, including Second Chance, Jane Green once again proves herself one of the preeminent writers of contemporary women's fiction.
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I knew nothing about this author or book before starting it, yet predicted the entire plot including the trite 'happily ever after' ending. Though this author is supposedly known for her real-to-life writing, this was an unrealistic cliched end.
Also, going into so much character background was completely unnecessary and boring.
Also also, this is an English author and I think using Nantucket as the setting was an odd choice. Maybe she was trying a different way to write? The writing felt forced and dialogue came across as stilted and fake.
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