In the town of Waterby on Fire Island, the rhythms and
rituals of
summer are sacrosanct: the ceremonial arrivals and
departures by ferry;
yacht club dinners with terrible food and breathtaking
views; the
virtual decree against shoes; and the generational parade of
sandy,
sun-bleached kids, running, swimming, squealing, and coming
of age on
the beach.
Set against this vivid backdrop, The Last Summer (of You
and Me)
is the enchanting, heartrending story of a beach-community
friendship
triangle among three young adults for whom summer and this
place have
meant everything. Sisters Riley and Alice, now in their
twenties, have
been returning to their parents’ modest beach house every
summer for
their entire lives. Petite, tenacious Riley is a tomboy and a
lifeguard, always ready for a midnight swim, a gale-force
sail, or a
barefoot sprint down the beach. Beautiful Alice is lithe,
gentle, a
reader and a thinker, and worshipful of her older sister.
And every
summer growing up, in the big house that overshadowed their
humble one,
there was Paul, a friend as important to both girls as the place
itself, who has now finally returned to the island after
three years
away. But his return marks a season of tremendous change,
and when a
simmering attraction, a serious illness, and a deep secret
all collide,
the three friends are launched into an unfamiliar adult
world, a world
from which their summer haven can no longer protect them.
Ann Brashares has won millions of fans with her blockbuster
series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, in
which she so powerfully captured the emotional complexities
of female friendship and young love. With The Last Summer
(of You and Me),
she moves on to introduce a new set of characters and adult
relationships just as true, endearing, and unforgettable.
With warmth,
humor, and wisdom, Brashares makes us feel the excruciating
joys and
pangs of love—both platonic and romantic. She reminds us of the
strength and sting of friendship, the great ache of loss,
and the
complicated weight of family loyalty. Thoughtful, lyrical, and
tremendously moving, The Last Summer (of You and Me
is a deeply felt celebration of summer and nostalgia for
youth.
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