Silver Girl by Ellen Hildebrand

This story takes you through the lives of two women.  Connie, who lost her husband to cancer, and Meredith, whose husband turned out to be a crook.  These women grew up together and grew apart as time went on.  Connie takes Meredith to Nantucket to get Meredith away from all the commotion of her husband going to jail.  They had not spent any time together for years and at times Connie really questioned what she was doing.  There was a lot of tip toeing around each other and avoiding certain subjects, but then things started to change.  It was very painful at times, knowing how these life changes had affected these women so, but they were strong.  It took them a while to find their strength, but they had it.  The first half of the book was rather slow for me, but really picked up and I had a hard time putting it down.  Hildebrand knows how to tell a story and pull at your emotions.