#682 The Lost Cottage- David Leavitt
Sometimes traditions are meant to die. The Dempson family is in a bit of upheaval. All three children are now grown and the parents have decided that it is time to separate. For twenty-five years during the end of June, the Dempson’s have vacationed in the same Cape Cod cottage. Six months after the divorce, the mother insists that they keep the tradition alive, for the sake of tradition.
“Tradition can become repatition…when you end up holding on to something because you’re afraid to let it go.”
As you can imagine, this leads to a stressful weekend, filled with pent up emotions that are bound to explode in unpleasant ways. I didn’t really enjoy reading this—not because it was badly written—but because who wants to witness a family going through such angst and bitterness?
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