• The Summer That Made Us

  • By: Robyn Carr
  • Narrated by: Therese Plummer
  • Length: 10 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (3,284 ratings)

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The Summer That Made Us

By: Robyn Carr
Narrated by: Therese Plummer
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Publisher's summary

The next original trade women's fiction novel from beloved best-selling author Robyn Carr. Carr is the number one New York Times best-selling author of the Virgin River and Thunder Point series. Her trade women's fiction novel Four Friends debuted at number five on the New York Times.

A television talk show host returns to her childhood summer home to rebuild her life after she's fired for falling ratings. The return is bittersweet as the house has been neglected for years. She's flooded with memories of the wonderful summers she spent with her sisters and cousins before a tragic event changed everything. Working to uncover what really happened the last summer they were all together, she reaches out to her family and the women all gather for an uneasy family reunion. As they share their stories, they realize their recollections of their summer childhoods are vastly different and no one's lives are what they'd dreamed of when they were children. But being together again helps them all to heal from the scars of the past.

©2017 Robyn Carr (P)2017 Recorded Books

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Nice end of Summer Story

Wonderful story but the ending felt a little too tidy. Narration was very well done.

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Great Summer Read!

I've been a Robyn Carr fan for a while but this might be a new favorite of mine from her.

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Summer read

I always enjoy Robyn Carr books. The contemporary setting and upbeat stories are great reads.

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Loved it!

Great characters, story and setting. This is one of those books where you wish you could meet the characters and they stay with you long after the book ends. Highly recommend.

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Absolutely loved this book

We so pleasantly surprised by this book. It actually made me cry. A book as NEVER done that before for me. The characters are well built and believable, and the storyline through this family is fantastic.

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SO good!

I loved all the Virgin River and Grace Valley books and this did not disappoint! I laughed, cried, threw my hands up, dropped my jaw… every emotion! I definitely recommend this one!

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Beautiful story

What a beautiful story of bringing family back together and getting rid of old baggage.

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Sweet story

I thought the story was very sweet, and at times funny. The ending was a bit bittersweet but not a surprise.

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Loved it!

Loved the story from start to finish! Families are forever and this story makes you really believe it!

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The storyline of the ex-convict employee entering into a romantic relationship with her male boss without protections/boundaries was deeply disturbing. On what planet is this OK?
The storyline of the familial relationships among the women was wonderful, and almost redeems this book.

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