Books like Shorecliff by Ursula DeYoung
During a summer in a sprawling house on the Maine coast in 1928, Richard, a young teenager, finds himself drawn into the adult world of his extended family. The environment is charged with lust, jealousy, betrayal, and confusion, offering a vivid portrait of complex family dynamics.
First publish date: 2013
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Ursula DeYoung
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