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. Β There is also Dani andΒ Vanessa. Β Every summer, Β growing up they would all go to Dani's Dad's beach house inΒ Avalon New Jersey. Β
Fast forward eight years, they decide they need to go to the beach again in the hopes of straightening things out in their lives. Β Kate gets dumped by her fiancΓ© on the same day as she learns she is pregnant. Β 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. Β 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. Β I love the story thatΒ 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. Β Meg and ALL THE SUMMER GIRLS brought back so many good memories for me. Β This is a beautifully written story of best friends and the choices they make. Β Is there friendship strong enough to survive the secrets they have held back from each other? Β 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 pastΓ’β¬βwhere 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 livesΓ’β¬βand
friendshipsΓ’β¬βhave 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
forgivenessΓ’β¬βbut how can they forgive each other when they
canΓ’β¬β’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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