However, her hopes are dashed when she learns he has a girlfriend back in New York. Cadence represses her grief over her father's abandonment, but her blood begins to pump again when she sees Gat. She arrives late to the island for summer fifteen because she and her mother have been busy redecorating their home in Vermont to erase the presence of Cadence's father, who recently walked out on Penny for another woman.

To the adults, they become known as the Liars.Īs a teenager, Cadence falls in love with Gat. Gat's ethnicity isn't an issue for Johnny, Mirren, and Cadence, and the four quickly form a clique. Her grandfather and grandmother are visibly shaken by the surprise that Ed is of Indian descent. She recalls when Gat and Ed first came to the island for summer eight. Cadence identifies each summer by the age that she was at the time. Days fly by with her same-age cousins, Johnny and Mirren, and their friend Gat Patil, whose uncle Ed is dating Aunt Carrie.

The Sinclairs are a wealthy and respected white American family who seem to be perfect, but Cadence's narration hints at the emotional repression and secret-keeping necessary to keep up appearances.Ĭadence loves spending the summers at Beechwood, which features a separate house for each of the Sinclair daughters. For as long as she can remember, Cadence Sinclair Eastman has spent the summer with her cousins and their families on Beechwood, her grandfather's private island near Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

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