Release date - 6th May 2021
Book length - 402 pages Publisher - Hachette BUY LINKS: Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com UK - www.amazon.co.uk US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Mark from www.plunkettpr.com for providing me with a copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK Summer has arrived in Derrybeggs and the biggest event of the year, the annual film festival, is less than a month away. But as plans begin to unravel, tensions mount in the sleepy seaside town. Newcomer Dot joined the festival committee as a way of fitting in and as the first guests arrive to her newly renovated beachside B&B - TV star Molly Cusack and businessman Ryan Schindler - Dot becomes more determined than ever that her move be the fresh start she so desperately needs. Meanwhile heartbroken Merry has returned home to Derrybeggs and is back working at her parents' café. Everyone in town knows that her dream life in Florida tragically fell apart, but Merry is the only one who knows the whole story... When an intriguing American visitor turns up at The Seashell Café with no memory of who he is or why he is in Derrybeggs, Dot, Merry and the rest of the town's residents must come together to try to help him. But will they manage to do this while also saving the film festival? MY REVIEW I've been struggling lately with reading and connecting with characters and settings, but I have to say I did not have this problem with THE SUMMER WE WERE FRIENDS by Fiona O'Brien. Warm and engaging characters and a setting that felt like home are only some of the wonderful things about this story that should be on every reader's summer lists this year. In the beautiful town of Derrybeggs there is a community that has known heartbreak and tragedy, happiness and laughter, but most of all they know the importance of friendship and kindness (well, most of them, anyway). With the anticipated film festival kicking off their much needed tourist season, everyone in Derrybeggs have their own reasons for wanting it to be a success, but with a new committee who want to do things their way and people butting heads, not everything is going to plan. Add in a charismatic and kind man who has forgotten who he is, an older actress who needs to write her memoirs as she grieves her two closest friends, and a hotshot business man from the US who cannot seem to commit, and things around Derrybeggs are only going to get more complicated. Fiona O'Brien brings laughter, sadness, and highs and lows of real life together in such a way that makes you connect instantly with the varied characters of this delectable little town, and everything has a wonderful authenticity to it which can often be missing in fiction. There are so many fabulous characters but I have to say that Dot is my favourite - for her strength, her kindness, and her bravery in starting a new life for herself. THE SUMMER WE WERE FRIENDS is exactly what I needed to get me out of my reading slump and I highly recommend this book to everyone. AUTHOR BIO Fiona O'Brien left an award winning career in advertising to write full time. None of My Affair, No Reservations, Without Him, The Love Book and The Summer Visitors have all been bestselling novels. She lives in Sandymount, Dublin. To keep up-to-date with this author, follow here: Website - www.fionaobrien.com Twitter - twitter.com/fionaobrienbks Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheSummerVisitors/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/fionaobrienbooks/
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