Known in Nantucket as the crazy woman who lives in
the rambling house atop the bluff, Nan doesn’t
care what people think. At sixty-five-years old, her husband died twenty years
ago, her beauty has faded, and her family has flown. If her neighbors are away,
why shouldn’t she skinny dip in their swimming pools and help herself to their
flowers? But when she discovers the money she thought would last forever is
dwindling and she could lose her beloved house, Nan
knows she has to make drastic changes.
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 into the house, filling it with noise, with laughter, and with
tears. As the house comes alive again, Nan
finds her family expanding. Her son comes home for the summer, and then an
unexpected visitor turns all their lives upside-down.
At first there seemed to be too many characters,
but you soon catch up and become attached to all of them. There was a bit too much sex for me and to
frequent use of the F-word. But it has a twist at the end that surprised me and
overall I did enjoy the book.
4 stars (Rated R for sex and profanity)
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