The Survivors by Alex Schulman

An idyllic cabin on a lake with no one around for miles sounds like the perfect summer childhood for a family with three boys. It was a treasured place where they were bound at the hip until one tragic accident happened and the boys drifted apart. Years later they are on their way to the cabin together one last time to scatter their mother's ashes and confront what really happened. This begins like the perfect family drama and the banter between the boys, the way Benjamin tries to take care of the others like a mama duck and the freedom to just catch tadpoles or swim. The story takes place in Sweden but it talks about family relationships, guilt and deep emotions that are universal. You don't really get to the heart of the story until the end of this slim novel and then it is an emotional gut punch.  4 stars