Audio Book Description:
Dannie Faber has lots of reasons to feel blessed. A children`s book illustrator, she shares a loving marriage with Tom, a professor, withwhom she divides her time between one ofBoston`s finest suburbsand a beloved beach house in Truro, on Cape Cod. They have equally fortunate friends and adaughter, Beth, who has found success in Manhattan as a magazine editor. Suddenly Dannie`s fairy tale comes to an end.A rich newcomer to Trurobuilds a hideous "trophy house"down the beach from the Fabers`, irritating the town`s inhabitants before he`s even moved in and setting off shock wavesthat erupt in a nasty racial incident. With an unfortunate turn of events, Dannie`s life begins to unravel. Beth loses her boyfriend and quits her job,her best friend falls in love with the owner of the "trophy" house, and Dannie`s own marriage falls apart.
