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A review by bernadettebloom
The Summer Place by Jennifer Weiner
5.0
When 22 year old Ruby announces she's getting married to her pandemic boyfriend, Gabe, everyone in the family is a little taken aback. I mean...she hasn't known him that long. And she's so young! But Ruby has always known what she wants, and she's set the date and place. The summer home on Cape Cod where her step-grandmother lives.
The engagement churns up a plethora of secrets, lies and misunderstandings that are festering in this family. Veronica, the grandmother, once had a whole other life as a novelist, and is currently keeping a serious secret. Eli, Ruby's dad, has a secret from when he was married to his first wife. Sarah, Ruby's step-mother, has regrets she's never let herself face. Sam, Sarah's twin brother, is feeling lost and confused.
But what the old Summer Home knows is that this family needs to get together one last time. The house wants the family to remember all the good times, and what they mean to each other. It certainly doesn't want to be put on the market and sold. So the house does what it needs to do to keep the family together, and spill the secrets that are being held within its walls.
Clever story, good twists and turns, and a family you root for despite their many issues.
The engagement churns up a plethora of secrets, lies and misunderstandings that are festering in this family. Veronica, the grandmother, once had a whole other life as a novelist, and is currently keeping a serious secret. Eli, Ruby's dad, has a secret from when he was married to his first wife. Sarah, Ruby's step-mother, has regrets she's never let herself face. Sam, Sarah's twin brother, is feeling lost and confused.
But what the old Summer Home knows is that this family needs to get together one last time. The house wants the family to remember all the good times, and what they mean to each other. It certainly doesn't want to be put on the market and sold. So the house does what it needs to do to keep the family together, and spill the secrets that are being held within its walls.
Clever story, good twists and turns, and a family you root for despite their many issues.