Nantucket is a grand place to enjoy a summer. Wealthy visitors; fancy places on the beach. But, this story focuses on those who live there all year, with lives that intertwine for generations. It is high school graduation time, to be followed by a last summer before four teenagers become seniors and scatter. Twins Penny and Hobby, Penny’s boyfriend Jake, and the fourth wild card in the hand, a girl named Demeter. Penny has a beautiful voice that need coddling and care. Hobby is the star athlete. Jake and Penny have been in love since childhood. Demeter is always on the edge of acceptance, not so popular, over weight, withdrawn. After the graduation parties Penny becomes hysterical but no one claims to know why. She never drinks, so does the driving. Faster and faster, until the accident that claims her life and seriously injures her twin brother. Now all three families have to regroup. All have their secrets, tenuous relationships, anger, and hurt. And all have to keep earning a living and moving on. Easy read. Mystery. What sent Penny over the edge of sanity? Edgy couple relationships as well as the young folks coping with the accident. Edgy adult relationships with the teenagers. 8 out of 10. Good story.
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