A Family Saga with a Maine Background

In 1944, Marin is a cadet nurse. She meets and falls in love with Oliver Demarest, a physician in the same hospital. They wed quickly. When Oliver takes his bride to Haven Point in Maine to meet his parents she realizes that she has married into a wealthy family, one with traditions, and deep roots at their summer place in Maine.

Annie, their daughter, is rebellious. She becomes involved with the anti-war protests in the Vietnam era. Her father forbids her to continue to see Patrick, young man who is an anti-war protester. She doesn’t obey and a tragic accident occurs after which she refuses to return to Haven Point.

Annie’s daughter, Skye, has absorbed her mother’s dislike of Haven Point, but she agrees to come back to scatter her mother’s ashes. She was raised with her alcoholic mother’s view of her family, but now she needs to be told the truth of what happened the summer Annie left for good.

This is an enjoyable, but slow paced family saga. I loved the setting. Maine is beautiful and wild. The descriptions of summer life with parties and the yacht club were enthralling. The characters, particularly Marin, are well done. Although Annie’s and Skye’s stories are part of the book, for me, Marin dominated. She was a strong woman who kept her marriage together after the Annie’s tragedy.

If you want a leisurely read, this is a good one.

I received this book from Net Galley for this review.