Heddy Winsome, is on her way to what she hopes will open the future
for her. She has a job as a nanny for the summer on Martha’s
Vineyard. The poverty in her background leads her to yearn for the
glamorous life she sees unfolding on the Vineyard. Her desire for
this kind of life becomes more overwhelming when she realizes she’s
lost her scholarship to Wellesley. It was to be her ticket to a
better life.
On the Vineyard, she
is entranced by her employers Jean-Rose, Ted and their two
children, Anna 4 and Teddy 6. Jean-Rose is always going about and
inviting people to the house. Ted is a wealthy business owner. They
seem the perfect couple, but as the summer advances Heddy begins to
wonder what lies beneath the facade.
Anther girl, Ruth, works as the housekeeper. She lives on the island with her
alcoholic father and is more clear-eyed than Heddy about what their
employers are really like. I quite liked her. I was not as fond of
Heddy, who I thought tried too hard to fit into a world she was not a
part of. Instead of looking on from the outside she tried to become
one of the glamorous people hoping her romance with a handsome
lifeguard and a quiet college student would open doors for her.
The descriptions of
the setting were wonderful If you can’t get to the beach, you can
relax with this book and enjoy the scenery.
I received this book
from Net Galley for this review.
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