Belly used to count down the days until summer so she could see Conrad and Jeremiah at Cousins Beach once more. but, not this year. Not until Susannah was ill once again and Conrad lost interest. Belly is desiring the end of summer since everything that was right and good has crumbled. But when Jeremiah phones to report that Conrad has vanished, Belly knows just what she needs to do to set things right once more. Now because they are all together again at the beach home, things can only go back to how they were. If this is actually the last summer, it should end at Cousins Beach, where it all began.