Maine

Maine (2011) by J. Courtney Sullivan. Maine tells the story of the Kelleher clan of New England, and of the special plot of oceanside land that they own in Maine. Alice, the matriarch of the family, spends her summers there, and her children have divided up the summer into June, July and August, times when each may bring their family up to spend time on the property in Maine. But little do the children (now grown) know -- Alice has decided to will the land to the church after her death. This sets up the seismic shift in the plot of Maine, which shifts point of view among three of the children and one grandchild. It's a beautifully wrought story, with true-to-life descriptions of the lives and emotions of the members of the Kelleher family. I found it a very entertaining read, and always diverting. Grade: A