This is a novel about a mother who leaves her family when her two daughters are teens. The mother, Nora Bridge, becomes a famous radio talk show host. Her speciality is giving advice. Her daughters have never really forgiven, her especially her youngest, Ruby who has aspirations to be a comedienne.

A scandal erupts bringing back all kinds of things from their past. Ruby and her mother end up back at their family home on Summer Island in Washington State, while Nora recuperates from injuries sustained in a car crash.

On a neighboring island lives Ruby's lost love, Dean and his brother Eric who is dying of cancer. Eric is gay and over the years he has been abandoned by his family, excetp for his brother, Dean and Nora.

anyone who enjoys light summer reading about relationships with a bit of romance thrown in.

the character of Eric and how Nora was a true friend to him even while she failed her daughters.

knows how to write about characters in a way that hooks the reader in and gets them caring about what will happen to them. I found the book a tad predictable, but I still read to see what would happen once I cared about Ruby and Dean.

it was a good, light summer read. It wasn't great, but it was entertaining. I found the ending weak, but that is the case with most books these days.

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