 Paul turns up one day, discovering his house has been sold to a new family whose children Alice babysits each morning.The story ends with Alice and Paul having sex and leaving the Island for the first time together; she has decided to apply to NYU school of social work and be with Paul.Early reviews have been mixed, with "Publishers Weekly" calling the book a "mediocre" read, but "Library Journal" calling the novel "thoughtful," and that it will "please her innumerable fans."