jackie, if you enjoy that sort of stuff, you might want to pick up a copy of Anita Shreve's "Fortune's Rocks". the setting is the shores of New Hampshire at the turn of the century, the theme is reminiscent of Fitzgerald's _Tender is the Night_, the imagery is stunning and her command of language is masterfully compelling. just a warning, though: it's difficult to put down, as i discovered last night/this morning *YAWN*.


~B