The Girls of August by Anne Rivers Siddons

I absolutely love anything written by Anne Rivers Siddons -her books about the South just draw you in with her wonderful writing and stories.  That being said, The Girls of August just didn't "take me away" like some of other works such as Colony.  It is a good book but the plot just left me wanting more.  The plot resolution was not satisfying.  I'm going to go back and read some of her earlier novels.  I'd give this probably 3 1/2 stars and not recommend it for my book club.

Book Description from Amazon:

Every August, four women would gather together to spend a week at the beach, renting a new house each year. The ritual began when they were in their twenties and their husbands were in medical school, and became a mainstay of every summer thereafter. Their only criteria was oceanfront and isolation, their only desire to strengthen their far-flung friendships. They called themselves the Girls of August. But when one of the Girls dies tragically, the group slowly drifts apart and their vacations together are brought to a halt. Years later, a new marriage reunites them and they decide to come together once again on a remote barrier island off the South Carolina coast. There, far from civilization, the women make startling discoveries that will change them in ways they never expected.