Summary

NOTE: Since most of the novel involves the characters looking back on previous events, the present tense will only be used when the events are taking place in the current timeline. Past tense will be used whenever the character’s backstories are being shared.

The Prologue opens with a description of a beach house in Cape Code that has stood through years of changes, erosion, and rising waters. The house is described as a woman filled with thousands of family conversations and memories, both good and bad, as generations have come and gone. She works tirelessly to show her residents that she knows and cares for all of them. However, she knows changes are coming, and that she is running out of time.

Part One: "Ruby Getting Married" opens with Sarah Danhauser preparing dinner for her husband, Eli, their kids...