Every Summer After
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4.6 • 361 Ratings
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- $12.99
Publisher Description
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Six summers to fall in love. One moment to fall apart. A weekend to get it right.
They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. Instead of spending summers in cottage country, on the glittering lakeshore of her childhood, she stays in a stylish apartment in Toronto, keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart.
Until Percy receives the call that sends her racing back to Barry’s Bay and into the orbit of Sam Florek—the man she never thought she’d have to live without.
For six summers during their youth, through hazy afternoons on the water and warm nights working in his family’s restaurant, Percy and Sam had been inseparable. And when Percy returns to the lake, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. But until she can confront the decisions she made, they’ll never know whether their love is bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past.
Told over the course of six years in the past and one weekend in the present, Every Summer After is a gorgeously romantic look at love and the people and choices that mark us forever.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This heartfelt romance reminds us that second chances can be complicated, but they’re often worth it. Magazine editor Percy Fraser receives a tragic phone call from Charlie Florek, her neighbour during idyllic childhood beach vacations. During her teen years, Percy shared a deep bond with Charlie’s brother Sam, but a shocking event shattered their relationship. Now, she’s forced to reckon with what happened 12 summers ago—and the love she’s tried to forget. Author Carley Fortune jumps back and forth between the story’s two timelines, using light, vivid prose to fill us with giddy teenage excitement and wistful nostalgia. This dreamy debut makes teenage summer love seem irresistible—and we recommend it even for folks who don’t normally do romantic fiction.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Old wounds finally get a chance to heal in Fortune's spectacular debut. At 13 years old, Persephone "Percy" Fraser spends the summer in Barry's Bay, Ontario, aka "cottage country," where she meets Sam and Charlie Florek. Percy and Sam form an immediate bond and, over the next six summers, fall deeply in love—until everything goes horribly wrong. Fortune teases out what happened during that last summer to tear Percy and Sam apart as Percy, now 30, returns to Barry's Bay for the first time in 12 years to attend the funeral of Sam and Charlie's mother, a woman she adored. She and Sam, who haven't spoken since things ended, must finally confront their history and find the courage to accept responsibility for their mistakes. Alternating between the past and present, the story flawlessly conveys the lovers' growth both together and apart, and the summery setting provides an idyllic backdrop to their path back to each other. Centered on redemption and forgiveness, this sweeping, heartfelt romance proves impossible to put down.
Customer Reviews
This was my first English book.
As a person who doesn’t have English as their my first language, I can say it so easy and smooth to read. I got lucky by just clicking on this “random” book and I loved it. It made me feel so happy but it also made me cry. I definitely recommend it.
Feels like golden hour
This book feels like golden hour. Like warm air, and sun drunk body’s and hearts that feel full but also maybe a little bruised. Like the whole thing is surrounded by gold air from the sun setting.
What a fantastic read. It’s not just a summer romance- it’s heavy and warm. The kind of book that you can get immersed in. I could not put this down. (And it has a happy ending)
This is a coming of age novel for adults. The relationship was rocky but romantic and real. The struggles were relatable. It’s told from hindsight- Of an adult looking back on their adolescence. There is a 5/10 spice level but even that feels hazy in a way that makes it feel PG.
The writing and language was impeccable. I loved that it’s a Canadian author that didn’t shy away from using Canadian culture references. Overall one of my favourite reads of the year.
Amazing
LOVED READING THIS BOOK ❤️