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Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Format: Hardcover
Condition: Vintage
The island that gives this novel its name lies just off the coast of Maine—a place of sunlit beauty during the summer months and stark isolation once winter arrives. When the seasonal visitors depart, the island seems haunted not by ghosts, but by lingering traces of privilege, insecurity, and the unspoken rules that govern its social world.
One summer, two young outsiders, Ken Jorgenson and Sylvia Raymond, find themselves drawn irresistibly to one another. Their connection is immediate and intense, yet both struggle to navigate the island’s rigid social boundaries. Misunderstandings and wounded pride drive them apart before their relationship has a chance to grow.
What follows is a sweeping story that spans generations, tracing the lives of Ken and Sylvia, the families they build, and the choices that shape them. Years later, their children return to the same island and encounter one another, setting in motion a new chapter that echoes the past.
At its heart, the novel is an exploration of love and marriage—of unions forged through fear, ambition, loneliness, or social expectation, and of the rarer relationships built on genuine understanding, courage, and enduring affection.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Format: Hardcover
Condition: Vintage
The island that gives this novel its name lies just off the coast of Maine—a place of sunlit beauty during the summer months and stark isolation once winter arrives. When the seasonal visitors depart, the island seems haunted not by ghosts, but by lingering traces of privilege, insecurity, and the unspoken rules that govern its social world.
One summer, two young outsiders, Ken Jorgenson and Sylvia Raymond, find themselves drawn irresistibly to one another. Their connection is immediate and intense, yet both struggle to navigate the island’s rigid social boundaries. Misunderstandings and wounded pride drive them apart before their relationship has a chance to grow.
What follows is a sweeping story that spans generations, tracing the lives of Ken and Sylvia, the families they build, and the choices that shape them. Years later, their children return to the same island and encounter one another, setting in motion a new chapter that echoes the past.
At its heart, the novel is an exploration of love and marriage—of unions forged through fear, ambition, loneliness, or social expectation, and of the rarer relationships built on genuine understanding, courage, and enduring affection.