Sometimes a book is so lovely, it not only entertains but totally engages the reader with the characters. The setting is beautiful Maine in the old family home, where their daughter Louisa has come up for the summer with her three children, while her husband remains in Brooklyn. At the same time, a young woman gets from a bus from Pennsylvania with her own agenda in coming to Maine.

The book tells the story of a remarkably decent group of humans. They are fallible but, at the core, uniquely honest and forgiving. The family must deal with long hidden secrets swirling around the strange visitor. The children are just delightfully described, going through their own summer issues.

I fell in love with every character, young and old. Since I had a husband with Alzheimer’s, I was especially touched by the family adapting to growing fog surrounding the grandfather. I was so charmed by the many kinds of love, young, old, middle aged. This book is simply filled with love, and I felt uplifted by the story and the author’s ability to bring to a satisfying closure. I highly recommend this novel to reading groups. There are many questions that will encourage discussions. I think the issue of FORGIVENESS will provoke a great deal of thought.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in return for an honest review.