From the beloved author of We All Want Impossible Things comes a moving hilarious story of a family summer vacation full of secrets lunch and learning to let go. For the past two decades Rocky has looked forward to her familys yearly escape to Cape Cod. Their humble beach-town rental has been the site of sweet memories sunny days great meals and messes of all kinds: emotional marital and--thanks to the cottages ancient plumbing--septic too. This years vacation with Rocky sandwiched between her half-grown kids and fully aging parents promises to be just as delightful as summers past--except perhaps for Rockys hormonal bouts of rage and melancholy. (Hello menopause!) Her body is changing--her life is too. And then a chain of events sends Rocky into the past reliving both the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers. Its one precious week: everything is in balance; everything is in flux. And when Rocky comes face to face with her familys history and future she is forced to accept that she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves.
