Everleigh a��Leea�\x9d Farrows has a fiancA© named Roland, a trust in her name, and a house in Bronxville. Most women could only dream of the engagement present Roland bestows on Lee a�" a beachside hotel on Gin Lane a�" but Leea�TMs delight is clouded by unpleasant memories of another hotel, the Plaza, where she grew up in the shadow of her mothera�TMs mental illness. When tragedy strikes on the hotela�TMs opening weekend, Lee must look deep within herself to determine if the life shea�TMs always wanted will ever truly be enough. The East End of Long Island is ahodge-podge of the changing American landscape in the 1950s a�" and the perfect place for Lee to discover who she really is.