Friday morning dawned over Cape Ann in brilliant, crystal-clear splendour. The autumn sun rose like a molten gold coin out of the Atlantic, casting blinding, sparkling paths of light across the deep blue water and illuminating the rugged pink-and-grey granite cliffs in warm, radiant hues. The air was crisp, salty, and scented with pitch pine and drying sea moss. Tessa woke slowly, nestled beneath heavy goose-down quilts in the master…
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