Good things happen at the lake. That’s what Alice’s grandmother says, and it’s true. Alice spent just one summer there at a cottage with Nan when she was seventeen—it’s where she took that photo, the one of three grinning teenagers in a yellow speedboat, the image that changed her life. Now Alice lives behind a lens. As a photographer, she’s most comfortable on the sidelines, letting other people shine. Lately though, she’s been itching for something more, and when Nan falls and breaks her hip, Alice comes up with a plan for them both: another summer in that magical place, Barry’s Bay. But as soon as they settle in… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Fatphobia & dieting discussed
- Parental divorce recounted
- Infidelity recounted
- Anxiety & depression
- Nightmare
- Alcohol consumption & drug use
- Pregnancy mentioned (secondary character)
- Protagonist with a congenital heart condition (aortic valve stenosis & aortic coarctation), which requires open heart surgery
- Mild physical illness (heatstroke) & mentions of a grandparent recovering from emergency hip replacement surgery
- Death of a parent in a car accident
- Death of a grandfather recounted
- Death of a best friend recounted
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