Synopses & Reviews
Alice McDermott's haunting new work is told in the the voice of a beautiful girl. At fifteen, she's everybody's favorite, but there's a decidedly solitary, pensive side to her personality as well. While favorite cousin Daisy's arrival for summer vacation portends an idyllic rite of passage, the narrator's sharply insightful tale reveals the dark undercurrents of disappointment and repressed desire that swirl beneath the surface.