ALL THE SUMMER GIRLS by Meg Donahue is the story of
childhood best
friends. There's Kate and Collin, twins who were like night
and day. There
is also Dani and Vanessa. Every summer, growing up they
would all go to
Dani's Dad's beach house in Avalon New Jersey.
Fast forward eight years, they decide they need to go to the
beach again in
the hopes of straightening things out in their lives. Kate
gets dumped by
her fiancé on the same day as she learns she is pregnant.
Dani has just
been fired again. Vanessa is trying to deal with an episode
between her
husband and a female co worker. She also finds herself
reaching out to an
old flame. Is it retaliation for what her husband did or is
she searching for a
piece of her old self?
They all have secrets concerning Collin and the last time
they were
together at the shore. Each one of them has been dealing
with the grief
and guilt in their own way and this trip is going to bring
it all to the surface.
ALL THE SUMMER GIRLS is a great beach read but so much more.
I love
the story that Meg presents and will highly recommend to all
of my reading
friends. It grabs you right from the get go and keeps you
turning the pages
late into the night. I grew up in New Jersey and going to
the shore was my
favorite summer vacation. Meg and ALL THE SUMMER GIRLS brought
back so many good memories for me. This is a beautifully
written story of
best friends and the choices they make. Is there friendship
strong enough
to survive the secrets they have held back from each other?
Read it and
find out. You won't be sorry!
All the Summer Girls by Meg Donohue is a riveting
coming-of-age tale set on the New Jersey shore. Donohue, the
author of the bestselling novel How to Eat a
Cupcake, is a master of literary fiction; her skill is
demonstrated in this charming and moving second novel.
Set among the sunsets and dunes, All the Summer
Girls is the story of how three former best friends,
their lives rapidly unraveling, are reunited at the beach
town of their past—where the ambience of summer encourages
them to explore new experiences they would never otherwise
attempt.
When dark secrets threaten to surface, Kate, Vanessa, and
Dani begin to realize just how much their lives—and
friendships—have been shaped by the choices they made one
fateful summer night years ago. In the hope of finally
moving forward, the women turn to one another for
forgiveness—but how can they forgive each other when they
can’t forgive themselves?
Meg Donohue is a phenomenal talent, and fans of Sarah
Pekkanen, Susan Mallery, and Catherine McKenzie, will be
enthralled by this rich and detailed novel about women,
relationships, and forgiveness.
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