June 25, 2014

Larchmere is a splendid, sprawling beach home with breathtaking views of the Atlantic. It's the place where Tilda McQueen O'Connell grew up, and where she and her three siblings --- Adam, Hannah and Craig --- have gathered to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their mother's passing. But instead of the bittersweet, relaxing reunion Tilda expected, she finds chaos. Her father's plan to marry again compels each family member to contemplate the beach house's fate. Alone and vulnerable after her husband's death, Tilda hoped to retire to Larchmere one day and hide from the world. Faced with losing that inheritance, Tilda and all the McQueens must reconcile their past, confront their futures --- and learn how to love one another even when it means forging a life apart.

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