28 Summers
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand is a novel published by Little Brown in 2021, featuring 448 pages in English. The story revolves around Mallory Blessing and her long-standing secret love affair with Jake McCloud, which has endured for decades. As the narrative unfolds, Mallory’s son, Link, receives a slip of paper with a phone number from his mother, leading him to Jake just as political tensions rise with Jake’s wife, Ursula, in the presidential race.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of love, family life, and the complexities of marriage and divorce. The novel captures the essence of a unique relationship that spans years, focusing on the bittersweet nature of a one-weekend-per-year affair. Drawing inspiration from the classic film Same Time Next Year, 28 Summers delves into the emotional intricacies that shape the lives of Mallory, Jake, and those around them, revealing how their choices impact their families and futures.
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A “captivating and bittersweet” novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Summer of ’69: Their secret love affair has lasted for decades–but this could be the summer that changes everything (People).
When Mallory Blessing’s son, Link, receives deathbed instructions from his mother to call a number on a slip of paper in her desk drawer, he’s not sure what to expect. But he certainly does not expect Jake McCloud to answer. It’s the late spring of 2020 and Jake’s wife, Ursula DeGournsey, is the frontrunner in the upcoming Presidential election.
There must be a mistake, Link thinks. How do Mallory and Jake know each other?
Flash back to the sweet summer of 1993: Mallory has just inherited a beachfront cottage on Nantucket from her aunt, and she agrees to host her brother’s bachelor party. Cooper’s friend from college, Jake McCloud, attends, and Jake and Mallory form a bond that will persevere–through marriage, children, and Ursula’s stratospheric political rise–until Mallory learns she’s dying.
Based on the classic film Same Time Next Year (which Mallory and Jake watch every summer), 28 Summers explores the agony and romance of a one-weekend-per-year affair and the dramatic ways this relationship complicates and enriches their lives, and the lives of the people they love.
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