The Summer That Changed Us: A Funny and Heartbreaking Novel Inspired by a True Story about Sisters, Grief, and Letting Go

Steel Magnolias meets Schitt’s Creek in this emotional, laugh-through-the-tears women’s fiction novel about sisters, grief, second chances, and the family that knows how to push every button.At fifty, Hope Hall has done everything right. She earned a PhD, built a career, and held her marriage together with determination and stubborn denial.When her life publicly unravels, Hope returns to her hometown in Texas, and the loud, loving, opinionated family who never quite understood her. Surrounded by her four sisters, who make everything bigger, messier, and usually a public spectacle, she expects the chaos, the old grudges, and small-town rivalries that always seem to involve toilet paper and bail money.What she doesn’t expect is June—her wild, fearless sister, who has spent a decade giving cancer the middle finger. But you can only run from the devil for so long, and what’s coming for June may be the thing Hope’s family can’t survive.Told with sharp humor, messy love, and the kind of honesty that sneaks up and wrecks you, The Summer That Changed Us is a deeply moving, laugh-through-the-tears story about sisters, second chances, and what it really means to show up when it matters most.Perfect for readers who love emotional women’s fiction, small-town family dramas, and unforgettable Southern characters.*This book contains themes of terminal illness, grief, and the death of a sibling. Read more