Kelsey Worthington is a desk-bound young woman in a publishing house, who is about to embark on THE SUMMER OF YES. That happens after a major shift in her mindset, caused by a street accident. Waking up in a hospital with concussion and bruising, to be told she was lucky the car hadn’t killed her, Kelsey makes changes. Her companion in the hospital is a senior lady, Georgina Tate of the publicly listed Tate Cosmetics. Georgina’s in a worse medical condition, and Kelsey tries to persuade her to take some time for herself too.   We see something of busy New York City with the unlikely pair. Georgina's son Hayden is spotted by Kelsey at the hospital, but he doesn’t visit as they haven’t spoken in a decade. He sided with his father in the breakup. Kelsey has too much to do, initially, to worry about this man she doesn’t know. She haunts Georgina’s vicinity until the older businesswoman agrees to do some interesting activities.   The reader’s reaction to this story will depend on how they see Kelsey. She’s quite a strange person, as she lives out of boxes in the apartment she’s inhabited for two years. No decorations or personal touches. She’s frequently manipulative and thoughtless where other people are concerned. Kelsey also obsesses over her assistant editor work and thinks she can’t have a writing career because she doesn’t want to write great literature. To me, this makes no sense, as the editor sees non-literary novels making money every week. And she’s assigned to help a Tik-Tok star write a book. Makes no sense.   I feel the author, Courtney Walsh, may be writing to help herself and her readers get back to interesting life after the Covid lockdowns trapped us in homes and restricted activities. Kelsey doesn’t do anything world-shakingly important or scary, her changes being more of the edible variety and travels involving a borrowed car and a small boat.   Georgina Tate is by far the more interesting personality. We’re told she broke glass ceilings, was a workaholic – and still is, though the firm seems to run sweetly without her input. Having sacrificed family time, she now has to reconsider, at Kelsey’s prompting. While Georgina is unapproachable to start, I was soon cheering for her, wanting a better outcome.  THE SUMMER OF YES may be tailored to an older lady’s pace, but Courtney Walsh encourages us to think positively, think of others, and do something interesting in our lives. That’s worth a read.