As a child, Hannah Whittaker is attacked by a teenaged boy. In the subsequent struggle, the boy dies. Her best friends arrive on the scene a short time later and the girls decide to simply walk away, leaving the boy's body to be discovered by someone else. Fast forward 50 years and each of the three women is facing a crisis in her own life. Attempts by one of the triad to initiate a dialogue about the long-ago incident fail but only when the re-examine the roles they played in the death of the boy do they begin to understand the problems they face in maturity.

My reaction to this book was almost entirely neutral. It's not an awful book, although the characterizations are so weak that the three female characters sometimes seem identical in their motivation. The least likeable of the trio is, by far, the most clearly drawn. The plot is sadly predictable and many of the attempts to inject conflict or crisis into the story seem pointless. Still, it was somewhat entertaining; certainly a very fast and easy read. I would recommend it, with some reservations, as a nice book to take on vacation. ( )