Summer Fridays
Fall in love with New York City in this feel-good summer romance
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
ONE GOOD SUMMER CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
'This love story is not to be missed' JILL SANTOPOLO, New York Times bestselling author of The Light We Lost
'A wonderfully satisfying read!' AMY POEPPEL, author of The Sweet Spot
'The perfect way to spend your summer Fridays' GEORGIA CLARK, author of Island Time
Summer 1999: Sawyer is striving to make it in New York. Between her assistant job in publishing, her secret dreams of becoming a writer, and her upcoming wedding to her college boyfriend, it feels like the perfect life could fall into place at any moment. There is only one problem: Sawyer's fiancé has been working longer hours . . . with an all-too-close female colleague, Kendra.
When Kendra's boyfriend, Nick, invites Sawyer to meet up and compare notes about their suspicions, the meeting goes awry. She finds Nick cocky and cynical, and he finds her anxious and overwhelming. But when Nick seeks out Sawyer to apologize, a friendship develops.
Over the summer, Sawyer and Nick start an unofficial ritual exploring New York City. From hot dogs on the Staten Island Ferry and Sea Breezes in a muggy East Village bar to swimming at Coney Island, they both begin living for their Friday afternoons together.
But what happens once the summer is over?
'A sweet, nostalgic coming of age tale' JOANNA RAKOFF
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
National tragedy prompts the heroine of this heartrending romance from Rindell (The Two Mrs. Carlyles) to reflect on a summer spent with a man she never expected to love. In October 2001, New Yorker Sawyer reexamines her life and priorities, along with the rest of the city. What stands out most is the summer of 1999, when she was in her early 20s, just starting a career in publishing, and engaged to her college sweetheart. Then her fiancé starts spending too much time with a woman from work. The woman's boyfriend, Nick, believes the two are having an affair and reaches out to Sawyer with his suspicions. Though Nick and Sawyer get off to a bumpy start, when Nick learns that Sawyer's new to New York and always home alone, he pushes her to spend her summer Fridays, when both their offices let workers out at noon, having fun and exploring the city with him. As the pair develop a deep friendship, Sawyer finds herself torn between what others want for her and what she wants for herself. The frame narrative adds emotional heft to this lovely, nostalgia-tinged romance. Readers will be entranced.
Customer Reviews
So much fun
I didn’t want this book to finish. I was having such fun living all those Summer Fridays with Sawyer and Nick. I also enjoyed reliving the excitement of receiving emails in 1999, when each email was an exciting communication rather than just another mailing list trying to sell something. This is a wonderful book - so much fun.