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Original Title:	The Summer Demands
ISBN:	1948226308 (ISBN13: 9781948226301)
Edition Language:	English

The Summer Demands Hardcover | Pages: 224 pages

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On the verge of her fortieth birthday, and shaken by a recent miscarriage, Emily inherits an abandoned summer camp in Massachusetts. She and her husband move onto the property and make grand plans to revitalize the land. But they soon discover that their inheritance includes an unexpected guest. On a walk through the old campgrounds, she once frequented as a girl, Emily discovers, living undetected in one of the cabins, a magnetic twenty-two-year-old named Stella.
As the two women begin spending time together—talking and drinking, swimming in the lake, watching seductive French films through long afternoons—Emily finds herself playing at performing various roles relative to Stella: friend, mother, lover. Each encounter they share promises to bring Emily a little closer to an understanding of her own identity, but it also puts her marriage and future at risk. How much does she really know about Stella? Why is Stella here, and what does she want, and what might she take with her, if and when she leaves?

Taking place over a single summer in a landscape that refuses to be tamed, The Summer Demands is a beautiful, quietly startling exploration of the sting of seduction, of unspoken female rage, and of how desire and ambition shift over time. It advances Deborah Shapiro’s place as one of America’s most captivating writers—a novelist who “adroitly conveys women’s complicated intimacy” (The New York Times Book Review).

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Title	:	The Summer Demands
Author	:	Deborah Shapiro
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 224 pages
Published	:	June 4th 2019 by Catapult
Categories	:	Fiction. LGBT

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Ratings: 3.08 From 370 Users | 65 Reviews

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Loved this book - mysterious, sexy, full summer on the page. So smoothly and elegantly written too.

"The light at that time of day, in that spot, flattered everyone, and the mood was one of abundance-of good company and a good meal to come, of generosity, gratitude. We toasted to it and I was glowing . . ."This was tough to rate. It definitely had its' poetic moments but overall the story really fell flat. I wanted more of that summer imagery. I wanted to get lost in a summer haze and the heat of seduction. Instead, I just felt lost as to what the actual point of the story was or maybe I just

For more of my book content check out instagram.com/bookalong I really enjoyed this one! Shapiro's writing is really good, very descriptive. I was pulled in at once. These female characters are really well written. They both had such depth to them. I was facinated by Emily's character because she had this history to her, and a longing for things. While Stella was youthful and had a mystical quality to her that was very bewitching and mysterious. I had to keep reading to find out what would

My review in the Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/entert...The label beach read generally connotes a throw-away novel suitable for consumption on vacation: engaging, but not too heavy; nothing that might spoil a persons holiday vibe. Of course, different people have different preferences in what they like to read at the beach, and Deborah Shapiros smart, funny, nuanced and seductive second novel, The Summer Demands, just might be this seasons sophisticated option for people who

The Summer Demands, by Deborah Shapiro ....is smoky- sultry- artful in style- captivating - beautifully written- tantalizing & alluring .....a story about seduction that I found seductive to read. NO SPOILERS.... just hints to tease.....Emily and David - (married- entering their 40s) - move from Chicago to Massachusetts to take over an abandoned Summer Camp that Emily inherited from her aunt and uncle. The plan was to restore the camp and turn it into an upscale retreat - host various

Not bad, not great either. I picked it up from the library because its a short book and I liked what I read from the inside cover. A woman and her husband inherit an old camp in Massachusetts after her aunt passed away. The woman, Emily, has the idea of reviving the camp following a miscarriage and news that she cannot have a biological child. While on the property Emily discovers a squatter, Stella, who is a young woman that works at a local coffee shop. The book contains multiple weird love

I wanted to really like this book but never found any parts particularly interesting. Though technically well written it felt a little pretentious and hella boring.