Book Report #127 - Body Surfing

Body Surfing: A Novel by Anita Shreve

Poetic with a mesmerizing light hold on the characters, this story feels simple while every word is charged with intensity.

It is the story of a woman who is divorced and widowed. Now in her late twenties she takes a job looking after a girl in a family's summer house on the Northeast coast. She falls in love with the older brother and anything more said would be a spoiler.

General consensus: Ends with a horrible downer. Be warned.