The Story
Three women arrive at the local airport, observed by Josh, a Nantucket native home from college for the summer. Burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues, the women two sisters and one friendmake their way to the sisters tiny cottage, inherited from an aunt. Theyre all trying to escape from something: Melanie, after seven failed invitro attempts, learned her husband was having an affair, and then discovered shes pregnant; Brenda embarked on a passionate affair with an older student that got her fired from her prestigious job as a professor in New York; and her sister Vicki, mother to two small boys, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Soon Josh is part of the chaotic household, acting as babysitter, confidant, and, eventually, lover.
Description
Three women arrive at the local airport, observed by Josh, a Nantucket native home from college for the summer. Burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues, the women two sisters and one friendmake their way to the sisters tiny cottage, inherited from an aunt. Theyre all trying to escape from something: Melanie, after seven failed invitro attempts, learned her husband was having an affair, and then discovered shes pregnant; Brenda embarked on a passionate affair with an older student that got her fired from her prestigious job as a professor in New York; and her sister Vicki, mother to two small boys, has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Soon Josh is part of the chaotic household, acting as babysitter, confidant, and, eventually, lover.
