Trophy House

Kind of obnoxious old money attitudes to which I cannot relate. Cape Cod setting.......more

Recommended by a friend. Did surprise and keep my interest although sometimes the narrator seemed a little too close, too open. I wasn't always comfortable with her thoughts, particularly when they were unpleasant. Perhaps it's what I brought to the book, having divorced and remarried and witnessing......more

This novel is set in Truro, Maine, (where Hopper painted) and NYC. A first person narrative in which the characters have distinctly different voices. The small community is clearly portrayed, both summer people and year 'rounders. I consider it an adult novel because the characters are grown-ups and......more

I don’t know whether I liked this book because it takes place on Cape Cod—one of my favorite places on the planet—or because it just has a compulsively readable plot. Who cares? It is a novel with a little bit of everything in it-romance, suspense and characters you care about. I read it in just abo......more

This was just ok for me. Maybe it wasn't targeted to my age group but I just didn't connect with the characters. And the rich guy turning his huge flashy house into a B&B to make the locals happy? Unlikely.......more