Salcombe

Salcombe is the name of the fictional village on Fire Island where this novel is set. The majority of the action in the novel takes place in Salcombe with the exception of Rachel and Robert’s trip to the neighboring village of Kismet where they meet in a bar. Salcombe is a summer town where rich people come to vacation.

Robert’s Little Hut

There is a little hut near the tennis courts at the Yacht Club where Robert stays when he is not giving lessons. One day, Lauren finds Robert in his hut and has sex with him there. Rachel watched as Lauren left the hut, causing her to suspect that Robert and Lauren were having an affair. On the day of the tournament, Rachel is so angry when she loses the semi-final match to Jen and Lauren that she takes Sam to this hut and tells...