Summer After Summer

Name: Summer After Summer
Brand: Dreamscape Media
Availability: InStock
Author: Lauren Bailey
ISBN: 9781666659863

Author: Lauren Bailey

Narrator: Megan Tusing

Unabridged: 10 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Dreamscape Media

Published: 05/07/2024

Categories: Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy, Family Life

Synopsis

Olivia Taylor’s marriage is in a death spiral when she agrees to come home to the Hamptons to help her father and sisters pack up the family estate. If it looks like she’s running away from her soon-to-be-ex Wes and New York City, well, she is. But someone has to take care of things and that’s always been Olivia’s role in the family. After years of financial trouble, someone’s finally bailing them out with a huge offer to buy their beachfront property, which is a good thing, although it means losing the home she grew up in, where her mother died, and where she first met Fred, the love of her life. It’s been five years since the last time things blew up between Olivia and Fred, but much longer since the first time. At this point, Olivia fears it was never meant to be, so there’s no reason to feel butterflies in her stomach at the idea of seeing him again. They’ve already tried, and tried again…and again…but she’s newly single, and she isn’t the same person she was the last time–and Fred has changed too. This time, things will be different. Maybe, just maybe, the fifth time’s the charm.

About Lauren Bailey

Lauren Bailey has been an avid reader since the age of three when her father taught her how to read. After twenty years in the corporate world, she told that job to shove it, and wrote Summer after Summer, a novel she’d been dreaming about for years. When she’s not writing, you can find her on the tennis court.

About Megan Tusing

Megan Tusing is an experienced actor and audiobook narrator who has numerous credits in stage, film, and television. She has recorded over one hundred audiobooks and, when not on stage or in the booth, can be found knitting in the company of good friends. A native of West Virginia, she currently resides in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nancy (playing catch-up) on April 22, 2024

Summer After Summer by Lauren Bailey is a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Olivia Taylor leaves her soon-to-be ex husband in NYC and heads to the Hamptons to help her father and sisters pack up their family estate. After many years of financial trouble, someone has finally purchased the......more

Goodreads review by Jaime on December 27, 2023

Thank you NetGalley and Alcove Press for the ARC! I like the idea of this book, and enjoyed the alternating timelines. However, most of the characters (including the FMC and MMC) frustrated me, and I was not a fan of their personalities or actions, which put a damper on the story for me. There are s......more

Goodreads review by ♡ Lilly ♡ on September 21, 2023

Summer after Summer is a retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion and even though I've never read Persuasion, the book was quite good! It definitely is a sweet and cute classic story set in a modern day setting. The book had really interesting family dynamics. Some of the characters irked me but that w......more

Goodreads review by Liz on September 08, 2023

Absolutely loved this novel by Lauren Bailey! It was delightful from start to finish. Loved the MC and her complicated relationship with a man from her past that is suddenly in her present. Pick this one up!......more

Goodreads review by Beyond_thebindings on June 13, 2024

Audiobook Review: Thank you to Net Galley and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest review. What I liked: - I enjoyed the narrator in this audiobook, she did a great job throughout its entirety. - I loved the twist on Jane Austen's Persuasion, and I do feel like this story did a good job......more

Quotes

"Megan Tusing offers a layered narration of Olivia, empathetically voicing her many emotions as she navigates heartbreak and cautious excitement at embarking on a new relationship . . . A modern take on a classic novel, recommended for fans of other Austen retellings such as Taylor Hahn’s THE LIFESTYLE or Vanessa King’s A CERTAIN APPEAL." –Library Journal

Impressive debut . . . The cutthroat world of pro tennis and the glitz of the Hamptons create a fascinating backdrop for these multilayered characters.