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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Summer comes another timely and deliciously twisty novel of intrigue, secrets, and the transformative power of female friendship. Daisy Shoemaker can’t sleep. With a thriving cooking business, full schedule of volunteer work, and a beautiful home in the Philadelphia suburbs, she should be content. But her teenage daughter can be a handful, her husband can be distant, her work can feel trivial, and she has lots of acquaintances, but no real friends. Still, Daisy knows she’s got it good. So why is she up all night? While Daisy tries to identify the root of her dissatisfaction, she’s also receiving misdirected emails meant for a woman named Diana Starling, whose email address is just one punctuation mark away from her own. While Daisy’s driving carpools, Diana is chairing meetings. While Daisy’s making dinner, Diana’s making plans to reorganize corporations. Diana’s glamorous, sophisticated, single-lady life is miles away from Daisy’s simpler existence. When an apology leads to an invitation, the two women meet and become friends. But, as they get closer, we learn that their connection was not completely accidental. Who IS this other woman, and what does she want with Daisy? From the manicured Main Line of Philadelphia to the wild landscape of the Outer Cape, written with Jennifer Weiner’s signature wit and sharp observations, That Summer is a story about surviving our pasts, confronting our futures, and the sustaining bonds of friendship.
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Summers at the beach are supposed to be filled with adventurous moments, lazy days, and maybe a little romance. What they are not supposed to be is terrorizing, heart-shattering and life-changing in the worst way, as it was for 15 year-old Diana...
After a devasting summer, Diana collapses. She barely manages to pass high school and eventually drops out of college. Her life has become a “just get through this day” chore. Will she ever be able to heal? Find love? Or be happy again?
If you're looking for a beach read, with light-hearted moments and fun in the sand, this isn't the book for you. Don't discount it though, because this has much more to it than one may think...it's definitely one that will hit the heart and would make a great book club read.