Rocky has always enjoyed her family’s yearly escape to Cape Cod - memories of sunny days, great meals, and all kinds of life experiences.

This year Rocky is sandwiched exactly half way between her adult kids and her parents.  That in itself brings challenges, then throw in menopause and a chain of events sends Rocky into the past, reliving both the tenderness and sorrow of a handful of long-ago summers.

Rocky comes face to face with her family’s history and future, she is forced to accept that she can no longer hide her secrets from the people she loves. 

This was a short, quick read, easy to complete in an afternoon in front of the fire, but was beautifully written and very thought-provoking, particularly I think for those of us in a similar stage in life