Romance

I wanted a light book but one that still had some depth.
As usual this author didn’t disappoint.
Proving beach reads can actually be read anytime. ( )

A good soapy Elin that has aged well, a nice look how old friendships stand the test of time ( )

After it is revealed that her hedge fund investor husband turns out to be a ponzi scheme crook sentenced to 150 years in prison for making off with millions of investor's money, Meredith seeks refuge in estranged best friend's summer house on Nantucket island. The best friend is still recovering from the loss of her beloved husband, albeit badly. Other characters: best friend's dashing and rogue brother, local widower who's self-appointed job is to "was to know everyone on the island and everything that was going on", and a very brief appearance from best-friend's self-absorbed lesbian daughter. Plenty of TV-style drama.

Not usually the kind of thing I read; I was experimenting with reads from the bestseller lists. None of the characters were very likeable or relateable, to me. But once I started, the drama was difficult to turn away from. Luckily it didn't take up too much precious time, and actually, was a welcome summer distraction. ( )

This is an easy chick lit read! I like these as my go-to when I do not want to think about what I am ready, and just enjoy the story being told.

Two women who have been friends since school have fallen out over the adult years and one now desperately needs the other. Can the two reconcile their differences from years ago and both understand why the other acted as they had. Will the truth and secrets come out to be finally laid to rest, or will these past events continue to linger in their lives, as a thorn in their side?

Meredith has just found out that her husband had been stealing millions of dollars through his trading company and the verdict has just come in, he is to spend 150 years in prison. The rest of his life! What is Meredith to do, she has lost everything, including her sons. One of which they are saying was in on the Ponzi scheme and she herself has a target on her back being the wife.

Constance is still hurting from the death of her husband taken two years ago, with cancer. She is heading out to their Nantucket house they had built and often it is reminders of Wolf everywhere, but it is also her summer getaway. She is getting ready to head out, when she gets a call from an old friend asking to pick her up, she is in trouble and did not have anyone else to call.

Connie picks Meredith up from the back alley, as the media sharks are camped out front of her place and they speed off to Connie's summer cottage. Connie's only one rule is no speaking until they get there. The two of them have hours to each think about the change in plans in their lives and how this is going to work, and for how long.

As the two settle in; memories, stories and truths come out meanwhile Meredith has not escaped completely from the media. The two women deal with a few scares, and this brings a local widow who starts to also hang around and help the women out. Maybe Connie can find another person to bond with after all, and Meredith needs to come to the understanding of her husband looking out for only himself.

The story is told through both women's point of views, and often they remanence about the past and where things with them went wrong or caused riffs. Just when Meredith thinks she may be getting things under control, Connie brings someone to the house from her past. Can this relationship too be repaired? ( )