I just picked this one up at the Kingston Symphony Book Fair - will read and release.

From Amazon.com: "In a summer community on the coast of New Hampshire at the turn of the last century, a girl is drawn into a passionate affair with a man nearly three times her age. Fortune's Rocks is the story of Olympia Biddeford - privileged, well educated, and mature beyond her years - and her affair with John Haskell, who not only is a physician, essayist, and champion of mill workers but also is married with three children. Drawn inexorably together on the night of the summer solstice, the pair set in motion a series of events with far-reaching consequences for all involved. A meditation on the erotic life of women, an exploration of deeply ingrained class prejudices, and most of all a portrayal of the thoughts and actions of an unforgettable woman, Fortune's Rocks is the most powerful novel yet from Anita Shreve."

This was a bit of a slow-starter, but I'm glad I hung on and finished it. It was an interesting story -- a typical romance made a little more interesting through exploration of themes of poverty and class difference in 19th century New England. Even though the ending was totally predictable, it was still heart-warming.

Released on Friday, July 16, 2004 at GO Train to Oshawa in Oshawa, Ontario Canada.

I left this on a seat on the 11:13am GO train heading from Toronto to Oshawa. Enjoy!