this follows four couples who live on nantucket island and have very entwined lives. one couple, tess and greg, drown in a boating accident which brings up questions among the group. it’s a very character driven story and features elin hilderbrand’s classic descriptive writing around life on the island. it’s one of those books that makes you realize your problems could be a lot more complicated! if you like reading books about the dramatic lives of middle class people, this is for you. also, really enjoyed the notes that were left by someone in my library book like “sad!”