Set against the backdrop of Cape Cod, the narrative unfolds over a single transformative day where a woman confronts long-held secrets and the complexities of love and betrayal. As she grapples with a pivotal decision that has been years in the making, the story explores themes of self-discovery and the impact of past choices on the present.
"Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at ... the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life. But this morning is different, because last night Elle and her oldest friend Jonas crept out the back door into the darkness and had sex with each other for the first time ... Now, over the next 24 hours, Elle will have to decide between the life she has made with her genuinely beloved husband, Peter, and the life she always imagined she would have had with her childhood love, Jonas."--Provided by publisher