28 Summers
28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand is a reprint edition published by Little Brown on June 29, 2021. This 512-page novel unfolds a decades-long secret love affair between Mallory Blessing and Jake McCloud, beginning in the summer of 1993 when Mallory inherits a beachfront cottage on Nantucket. As their relationship develops over the years, it intertwines with family life, marriage, and the complexities of political ambition, particularly as Jake’s wife becomes a frontrunner in the presidential election.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of love and sacrifice as the narrative shifts between the present and the past, revealing the emotional weight of a one-weekend-per-year affair. The story delves into themes of romance, family dynamics, and the impact of choices made over time. Through the lens of Mallory and Jake’s relationship, the novel examines how their bond complicates their lives and those of their loved ones, all while echoing the sentiments of the classic film Same Time Next Year.
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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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