Daisy Shoemaker
has it all. A thriving cooking business,
an independent teenage daughter, a successful lawyer husband, and a beautiful
house. Yet, she feels discontented. She dropped out of college to marry her
husband Hal and starts to wonder if she should have finished her degree and had
more independence before she was married. Her daughter Beatrice has started to
rebel and has been kicked out of her fancy boarding school.
Daisy starts to
receive emails that are meant for Diana Starling who shares a similar email
address. She meets Diana and is happy to
find a friend. Diana though has a secret
of her own. When she was fifteen years
old, she spent the summer at Cape Cod as a babysitter. She had a wonderful summer and met a special
boy. Unfortunately, her summer ends with
a violent rape. Now as an adult, she has
decided to track down her assailants.
What does Daisy have to do with this situation and when will she find
out the truth?
That Summer is a
very timely book that deals with the “Me Too” movement and how sexual assault
effects not only those assaulted, but those that are involved in the
assault. It was sad. This is definitely not a light beach read,
but it was a very good book. I loved the
characters and their journeys. My only
complaint is that I wanted more character development for Hal. He had turned a new leaf in his life, and I
wanted to know more about that from his perspective. I do believe that people can change for the
better.
Warning: Contains scenes of a violent sexual assault and also very detailed sex scenes. I'm more of a closed door romance reader myself.
Favorite Quote:
“Talking to
Beatrice about privilege was like trying to explain water to a fish.”
Overall, That
Summer is a riveting drama that shows all sides of the “Me Too” movement.
Book Source: Purchased from Amazon.com
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