The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner

 

Who is your favorite author to read in the summer?  Do you enjoy summer romances?

I have loved Jennifer Weiner’s summer books the past few years and her new 2022 novel, The Summer Place was the perfect summer read as well.

The Summer Place is a timely family drama.  COVID lock downs have ended, and Sarah Danhauser’s stepdaughter, Ruby, is now engaged to her lock-down boyfriend, Gabe.  As Gabe and Ruby prepare to marry at Sarah’s mother’s home on Cape Cod, a variety of family secrets are exposed.  Will the summer family gathering place be able to heal all wounds?

The Summer Place was a juicy family drama.  It was told through many points of views throughout the family.  Sarah, her husband Eli, her mother Ronnie, her twin brother Sam, Ruby, Gabe’s mother Rosa, and Ruby’s birth mother Annette all have chapters narrating their own stories and viewpoints.  It works and the interwoven story kept me riveted.  I love Weiner’s characters. They are interesting, fully fleshed beings.  I liked that it was an up-to-date story that included the pandemic.  It felt very relevant.  I also really liked how all of the storylines came together and the book tied them all up perfectly.

Favorite Quote:

“Marriages can survive a little resentment.  Marriages can survive a lot of things.”

Overall, The Summer Place was a great story about a family and secrets.

Book Source:  Amazon.com