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May 11, 2021 · That Summer. Jennifer Weiner. 3.75. 82,616 ratings6,077 reviews. Goodreads Choice Award. Nominee for Best Fiction (2021) 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, set on beautiful Cape Cod.
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May 27, 2021 · Review by Maureen Corrigan. May 27, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. Jennifer Weiner’s latest novel, “ That Summer ,” is a #MeToo story; but, in a broader sense, every one of the 15 novels Weiner has...
May 11, 2021 · Published May 11, 2021 Updated May 27, 2021. THAT SUMMER. By Jennifer Weiner. 432 pp. Atria. $28. Weiner, the undisputed boss of the beach read, is back with another stunner.
May 11, 2021 · Weiner's new novel opens with a prologue set during Diana's idyllic summer on Cape Cod, babysitting for a lovely family, hanging out with the other nannies, and meeting a cute boy named Poe who hands her a red Solo cup on what she is certain will be the best night of her life.
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We meet Diana as a teenager where she works as a nanny for well-off family vacationing in Cape Cod. Diana develops a crush on an older boy and when he invites her to a party with all of his friends, she happily accepts. But the boy betrays her and Diana is assaulted, which changes the trajectory of her life forever. The story fast forwards to 2019 ...
So both women are actually named Diana; Daisy goes by her nickname because her husband liked it better. I have to say, I wasn’t particularly fond of Daisy’s sections in the beginning. She just seemed so naive and a bit basic. Also, she apparently is 38 but talks like a 50-year-old. All that said, her story does really take off about midway through ...
As I mentioned, I had a hard time reading That Summer at first because I did not expect at all the subject matter to involve a rape. I’ve read some very heavy stories this year so I was looking forward to something lighter. The marketing campaign for this novel is wrong, in my opinion. However, once I got halfway into the novel, I thought the story...
May 11, 2021 · 4.2 14,038 ratings. Editors' pick Best Literature & Fiction. See all formats and editions. INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. “Weiner, the undisputed boss of the beach read, is back with another stunner.” —The New York Times. “That Summer Is Your *IDEAL* Beach Read.” —Cosmopolitan.
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May 14, 2021 · I love you, Mom." Reviewed by Pamela Kramer on May 14, 2021. That Summer. by Jennifer Weiner. Publication Date: April 5, 2022. Genres: Fiction, Women's Fiction. Paperback: 448 pages.
