For six summers my husband and I have spent two weeks in a cottage on Great Wass Island off the coast of "Downeast" Maine. We have come to know and admire the cottage owners, a hard-working family who visibly love, support and enjoy each other. Joan, the daughter, a handsome, tall, lean brunette with hazel eyes and a welcoming smile works as hard as any man in the stern of her father's lobster boat. She lives in the home where she grew up, a gray shingled Cape overlooking their wharf and lobster pound. Enchanted by her Downeast accent, spectacular gardens, musical talent and love of animals,...