Izabelle is a young girl who has not spoken a word since the day her father disappeared from her life. Her Mom is hanging on by a thin thread and her grandmother IS a thin thread as she continues to live a carefree life which includes dancing around her house in the nude. (Sounds strange, but her character is sometimes more grounded than meets the eye - she is just enjoying life.) All three females return to the island from where something "happened" and you don't uncover it until the end. It was a sort of coming of age story for Miss Izabelle as she discovers the meaning of friendship, the effects of mental illness and her own strength. The story is filled with other small town, island inhabitants with their own quirks and it made me want to don a bathing suit, grab a book and relax by the shore as the waves rush over me. Just as the ebb and flow of the waves take and return bits of yesterday's sands, you realize the waters hold secrets too. Izabelle's journey through summer was one of adventure, understanding and releasing yesterday's secrets of the sand.