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I've read other books by Anita Shreve, so I don't know how I missed Body Surfing.

Shreve has written a series of books that all take place in the same house on the New Hampshire coast. Body Surfing takes place in the present, while the other books were all set in the past.

The book is about Sydney, 29 years old, divorced once and widowed once. She is not sure where she is going with her life, so she takes a job of tutoring a high school junior, Julie, during the summer. Julie's family owns a seaside house in New Hampshire where they summer. Her brothers, Ben and Jeff, are grown, but visit their parents often. Sydney realizes that Julie is not a stellar student, and struggles with getting her ready to take the SAT's until she finds out that Julie is very artistic.

When Sydney meets Jeff and Ben they seem to have some rivalry between them, but there is more going on. Jeff sweeps her off her feet and Ben pulls away.

The book is an interesting examination of a family with some issues. Sydney's presence affects the family in different ways.