Mandy

Mandy is the only one of her three sisters to have stayed on the island of Nantucket. She met her husband, Cory, in college, and the two are now married with two children. Though she wants to get out of the house and do more work to feel fulfilled, she is discouraged by Cory, who neglects, mocks, and eventually cheats on her throughout the novel. Despite the lack of love in her marriage, Mandy's character is warm, kind, and down to earth.

She is also a phenomenal organizer and event planner. Even when her insecurities get the better of her, her sisters remind her of who she is. "'First of all, you're not just a stay-at-home mother. Look at all those incredible charity events you're always pulling together. Not everyone can do that,'" Emma reminds her at the beginning of the novel, when she doubts whether she...