Daisy Shoemaker seems to have it all - a beautiful home, a happy marriage, and a thriving cooking business, but she also has a rebellious daughter and recently lost her best friend to cancer. She can’t sleep and often feels lonely. When Daisy starts receiving emails for a woman named Diana Starling, she suspects Diana lives a much more glamorous life. A life she would like to live.

When the ladies decide to meet, they quickly become friends. As they get closer, Daisy begins to question who Diana really is and what brought her into Daisy’s life. Was their meeting really accidental or did Diana show up for a reason?

I really enjoyed this story about surviving our pasts, confronting our futures, and the sustaining bonds of friendship. Diana had a traumatic experience as a young girl which lead her to Daisy many years later. I enjoyed both of these characters and figuring out how their lives intertwined.

Daisy’s relationship with her daughter, Beatrice was written honestly and realistically showed the struggle between a mother and teenage daughter trying to figure out who she wants to be.

That Summer touches on some serious topics, but is also a great beach read. I listened to the audiobook narrated by Sutton Foster, who did an excellent job of bringing the story to life.

Jennifer Weiner has become one of my favorite Women’s Fiction authors. Her stories are so complex and written beautifully. She transports her readers to the setting of her books and makes them feel like they are there.