Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan

I have had a day to mull this book over and I am still not sure how I feel about it.  The story takes place in a summer cottage on the coast of Maine.  The chapters are done by person and how they have or have not functioned in this very dysfunctional family.  Alice, the mother/grandmother has lived with a guilt that has not only tainted her life, but everyone she has been in contact with.  It was difficult to read when you saw the layers of selfishness, greed, martyrdom and raw confusion in all these peoples lives.  Personally I also thought the ending sucked, which really tainted my whole feeling about the book.