Review: That Summer

That Summer by Jennifer Weiner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another terrific read from Jennifer Weiner! This book is so timely with references to current events, political and otherwise. It is a well-paced story centering around two women, Diana and Daisy (also Diana but that is in the book...), who each have their own reasons to meet and become friends.
Diana is a complicated women who had a traumatic event happen during the summer before her 10th grade year of school whilst working on Cape Cod as a nanny. Daisy was raised in a loving family by parents she adored but tragically lost her father too soon. This changed the course of her life's choices going forward, completely rewriting what her life as she had planned. As the story unfolds, you get completely immersed in both women's stories and the people that surround them. As with everything that I have read from this author, the characters are beautifully developed. I think my personal favorite character is Daisy's daughter, Beatrice, who is a high school student and has embraced her own style, or an aesthetic, as she would say.
I cannot recommend this book enough for anyone that loves a book that will make you laugh and shed a few tears and teaches you something along the way. I really enjoyed these characters and being a part of their lives.
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