A quick, easy, enjoyable, light read. Good story, but some of it was predictable. Felt like Bridges of Madison County in some ways. Daughter's husband dies young. In order to get Amanda out of her depression, her mom, Adrienne, tells her the story of her weekend at Rodanthe when she met and fell in love with Paul. He planned on spending a year in Ecuador to repair his relationship with his grown son. He did that, but died in an accident. Adrienne goes on with her life, has 3 grown children, but never forgot Paul, still kept loving him & kept his memory alive.