![]() ![]() They have come to escape, enjoy the sun, and relax in Nantucket's calming air. ![]() And their friend Melanie, after seven failed in vitro attempts, is pregnant at last-but only after learning that her husband is having an affair. ![]() Her sister, Brenda, has just left her job after being caught in an affair with a student. Vicki is trying to sort through the news that she has a serious illness. Three women-burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues-tumble onto the Nantucket airport tarmac one hot June day. Visiting Nantucket for the summer, three women seek peace and comfort as they cope with the challenges in their lives-from marriage, infidelity, and the mayhem of motherhood to scandal, tragedy, and illness. ![]()
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Content Warningspanic attacks – suicidal thoughts – depictions of grief – depictions of depression Wallace thinks Eliza is just another fan, and as he draws her out of her shell, she begins to wonder if a life offline might be worthwhile.īut when Eliza’s secret is accidentally shared with the world, everything she’s built-her story, her relationship with Wallace, and even her sanity-begins to fall apart. Then Wallace Warland, Monstrous Sea ’s biggest fanfiction writer, transfers to her school. Eliza can’t imagine enjoying the real world as much as she loves the online one, and she has no desire to try. Online, she’s Lad圜onstellation, the anonymous creator of the wildly popular webcomic Monstrous Sea. 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