Big Summer: the best escape you'll have this year

Big Summer is a big, fun summer read. Weiner made her mark chronicling the relationships of young women, and her return to that arena will garner lots of attention * Booklist * Big Summer is the perfect beach read, but one that's filled with thoughtful ideas about how we live our lives online and the nature of friendship. Get ready for another big-hearted novel by Jennifer Weiner * PopSugar * Weiner's story of female friendships mixes a splash of romance, a dash of humour, and a pinch of mystery to create a deliciously bloody poolside cocktail. Weiner's surprising tale is hard to put down * Publishers Weekly * If you love Jennifer Weiner, you'll love this one. And if you're a newbie, start here * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) * Jennifer Weiner writes tremendously enjoyable books that hit me in the same pleasure centre as romantic comedies do, so I'm very excited for her latest novel, set in the midst of a 'lavish society wedding' on Cape Cod. Friendship, weddings, and rich people being weird? Obviously I am in * Literary Hub * Jennifer Weiner delivers the perfect beach read with this tale of friendship and forgiveness set during a disastrous wedding on picturesque Cape Cod. Even if you can't dip your toes in the ocean, there's no reason not to enjoy this summer pick! * Goodreads * It's the beach read to end all beach reads * Entertainment Weekly * Observant, self-aware and very funny . . . Sexy and satisfying, Big Summer will delight Jennifer Weiner's many fans and could be just the absorbing take-me-away read so many of us need right now * USA Today * Clever and empowering * People * It's deliciously fun: frothy entertainment with surprising depth. It's empowering and surprising - a reminder to put down the phone and enjoy each moment for what it is, rather than what it could look like on Instagram * Washington Post * A hugely entertaining mashup of a beach read / murder mystery / rich-people's-lives-porn / romance . . . Big Summer is the very essence of the big summer novel. Forget about the world for a while, and have some fun * Minneapolis Star Tribune * Come for the influencers and the ritzy Cape Cod wedding; stay for the beyond relatable depiction of how complicated female friendships are * HelloGiggles * Everything you'd hope to find in a beach read: complicated female friendships, unhappy rich people, a hardworking heroine with an eye for fashion, and an Instagram-worthy setting for an over-the-top wedding on Cape Cod * The Philadelphia Inquirer * This book perfectly captures just how complex female friendships can be * Cosmopolitan *

Jennifer Weiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over twenty books, including Good in Bed, The Littlest Bigfoot, and her memoir Hungry Heart: Adventures in Life, Love, and Writing. A graduate of Princeton University and contributor to the New York Times Opinion section, Jennifer lives with her family in Philadelphia. Visit her online at JenniferWeiner.com.