The Summer Place, Jennifer Weiner
The Summer Place, Jennifer Weiner
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The Summer Place

Bestseller

Author: Jennifer Weiner

Narrator: Sutton Foster

Unabridged: 14 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/10/2022


Synopsis

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another “must-have” (USA TODAY) beach read about family, secrets, and the ties that bind.

When her twenty-two-year-old stepdaughter announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend, Sarah Danhauser is shocked. But headstrong Ruby has already set a date (just three months away!) and spoken to her beloved safta, Sarah’s mother Veronica, about having the wedding at the family’s beach house in Cape Cod. Sarah might be worried, but Veronica is thrilled to be bringing the family together one last time before putting the big house on the market.

But the road to a wedding day usually comes with a few bumps. Ruby has always known exactly what she wants, but as the wedding date approaches, she finds herself grappling with the wounds left by the mother who walked out when she was a baby. Veronica ends up facing unexpected news and must revisit the choices she made long ago. Sarah’s twin brother, Sam, is recovering from a terrible loss, and confronting big questions about who he is—questions he hopes to resolve during his stay on the Cape. Sarah’s husband, Eli, who’s been inexplicably distant during the pandemic, confronts the consequences of a long ago lapse from his typical good-guy behavior. And Sarah, frustrated by her husband, concerned about her stepdaughter, and worn out by the challenges of the quarantine, faces the alluring reappearance of someone from her past and a life that could have been.

When the wedding day arrives, lovers are revealed as their true selves, misunderstandings take on a life of their own, and secrets come to light. There are confrontations and revelations that will touch each member of the extended family, ensuring that nothing will ever be the same in “this first-rate page-turner” (Publishers Weekly) that will whisk you to the charming beaches of Cape Cod.

About Jennifer Weiner

American author, Jennifer Weiner, was born in 1970 into a Jewish family in DeRidder, Louisiana. Her father was an army physician stationed there. In 1971, her family moved to Simsbury, Connecticut where Jennifer grew up, but at the age of 16, Jennifer's father abandoned his family. The divorce was very traumatic to Jennifer and her siblings. Her father died of a crack cocaine overdose in 2008. Then, her mother came out as a lesbian when she was 55 years of age.

After graduating high school, where Jennifer was one of only nine Jewish students in a class of 400, she attended Princeton University at the young age of 17. She graduated summa cum laude with an A.B. in English. She had written her thesis entitled, "Never Far From Mother- On the Uses of Essentialism in Novels and Films". Her thesis served her well in setting up her credentials for her current career. She studied under several notable, successful authors and playwrights. Her first published story appeared in Seventeen magazine, entitled, "Tour of Duty".

Jennifer Weiner's books have been on the NYT best sellers list for five years. She has sold 11 million copies in 36 countries. She has written op-eds for the Philadelphia Inquirer and the New York Times. Jennifer had two very popular op-eds for the Sunday Review.......Mean Girls in the Retirement Home and Another Thing to Hate About Ourselves. They have been reprinted in newspapers across the world. So used her platform to encourage women to improve their self-esteem and body images.

Jennifer's first novel, Good in Bed, was published in 2001, followed by, In Her Shoes, in 2002. The latter was made into a movie starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley MacLaine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on January 31, 2023

Oh my goodness! Jennifer Weiner knows how to create characters: correction: she knows how to give life to them! Because those multi characters she’s created for this book are absolutely breathing, talking, sulking, screaming, laughing real people! Those embellished, extra detailed, perfectly develop......more

Goodreads review by Debra on June 19, 2022

I typically love Jennifer Weiner books and look forward to them. There are some that I have absolutely loved, and this one although enjoyable, missed the mark somewhat. 1. There are a lot of characters with their individual storylines. 2. Once I got to know more about the characters, I went from likin......more

Goodreads review by Deanna on May 21, 2022

This was such a great read. I have only read a few of Jennifer Weiner's books so far but really enjoyed them. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of them. I had both the audio and ebook for this and I really liked being able to switch between the two. Flew through it in no time. An excellent dom......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on May 12, 2022

It’s not summer without a new book from Jennifer Weiner! About the book: “From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of That Summer comes another heartfelt and unputdownable novel of family, secrets, and the ties that bind.” Ruby, Sarah’s stepdaughter, is getting married, with a date set just three......more

Goodreads review by Karren on April 21, 2023

When Sarah Weinberg-Danhauser's twenty two year old stepdaughter Ruby announces her engagement to her pandemic boyfriend Gabe Andrews and she’s shocked. Ruby can’t see any reason why they should wait, she wants to get married in three month’s time and at Sarah’s mother's beach house at Cape Cod. As......more