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Effie Greer watches the last days of summer from her grandparents’ lakeside home in Lake Gormlaith, Vermont, with her boyfriend Max. Beneath the idyllic setting lurks a secret. As Max’s temper flares and his future spirals toward self‑destruction, Effie starts to recognize the suffocating nature of their relationship. When she finally decides to leave, Max’s violence triggers a tragic boating accident that claims a child’s life. Unable to cope with the guilt of that August night, Effie drifts from city to city. Only when she learns Max has died of a heroin overdose does she confront the demons that have driven her away. Returning to Lake Gormlaith, Effie, now a more seasoned woman, seeks absolution and discovers an unlikely source of redemption.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Greenwood, T.
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