Other People’s Summers by Sarah Morgan @sarahmorganwrites @thatbritishactress @harlequinbooks #OtherPeoplesSummers

the setup…
Milly Beckett thought she had it all. She was happily married and mother to a wonderful daughter. She also loved her job helping to run an exclusive resort of lakeside cabins, the family business. Then everything fell apart when her husband left her for another woman and her best friend in life ghosted her. It’s now been years since she’s heard from Natalie, an internationally famous actress, and suddenly she receives an urgent message from her asking for help. Milly is still hurt from being abandoned but agrees to allow her to stay with her while she weathers the storm from a scandal.

the heart of the story…
Milly and Natalie struggle to connect with each other as one is still hurt and the other is consumed with guilt for having caused that pain. Their issues aren’t petty but the stuff of real life as Natalie fears losing her friend forever and Milly is scared to trust again. Add to that a difficult ex-husband with a new (and younger) wife and a teenaged daughter who’s grappling with her own issues and you have a meaty story balanced with some romantic elements and multigenerational characters.

the narration…
Henrietta Meire delivered a lovely performance, finding the right balance between being lighthearted and sobering. I enjoyed her storytelling.

the bottom line…
I was looking for a realistic story involving mature characters that had some depth and this met my expectations. The issues were relevant and the paths to resolution rocky and authentic. The romantic elements may have been idealistic but it was what I needed. This was a timely story of two friends who lost their way and managed to find each other and themselves in that journey.

Book Info

• Release Date: May 6, 2025
• Narrator: Henrietta Meire
• Audio Length: 10 hours, 16 minutes
• Publisher: Harlequin Audio

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(Thanks to Harlequin Audio and NetGalley for my complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.)