Jeannette de Beauvoir has expertly brought to life a vital time in Provincetown’s history. As a frequent visitor to PTown I knew about the elements that make PTown what it is - artists, dune shacks, Commercial Street, Portuguese fishermen, the beauty of the Provincelands, stories of Uboats offshore, and the acceptance of all lifestyles. To have the opportunity to read a book that tied all of these components together was rewarding. I was struck by the juxtaposition of details in the story. The setting of city life and dune life; Anna as a servant, Anna as a person; Jessica as a girl becoming a young woman. All of the characters are well-drawn and exactly as I would expect to find in both Boston and PTown. de Beauvoir’s descriptive writing of the natural life in the dunes is simply beautiful. And as authors will often do, there is a surprise ending…I liked it. Highly recommended. (Kudos to the Outer Cape Artist in Residence Consortium for offering the program that brought the inspiration for this novel.)