There was sooo much to love about this family drama set over the course of one summer as a mother and her two daughters grapple with new love and life-changing illness. When Bryan gets diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor his wife and daughters' lives are turned upside down, especially as the tumor suddenly affects his personality causing the man they all loved to quickly disappear.

This book does such a great job showing the difficulties of caring for a loved one suffering from a chronic and debilitating disease. Brain tumors come in all shapes and forms (not all fatal) but unfortunately for wife Margot and daughters Evy and Liz, this tumor turns out to be fatal for Bryan.

Told in alternating POVs between mother and daughters, we learn how the diagnosis affects each person differently. Margot sees it as the opportunity to escape from the couple's vacation rental business that has kept her tied to their seaside town. Whereas the two teenage daughters choose to distract themselves with romantic relationships and uncovering lost letters between their parents.

Written with heart, humor and incredible insights about chronic illness and the often invisible burdens placed on family caretakers. As a survivor of a brain tumor myself, I related to this story deeply and found it completely different from the usual women's fiction summer fare. Highly recommended and great on audio with a full cast of narrators. Much thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my advance review copy!