One Golden Summer

Alice Everly is the main character and first-person narrator of One Golden Summer. Her voice guides the novel from beginning to end, offering an in-depth examination of her internal evolution. In the narrative present, Alice is 32 years old, living in Toronto, Canada, and working as a photographer. Six months prior to the novel’s start, she and her boyfriend Trevor of four years broke up. She and Trevor weren’t right for each other, but Alice finds it hard to let go of the future she’d been planning with Trevor. Meanwhile, she’s struggling to navigate the constant pressures of her photography job, despite her passion for the art form. Feeling trapped in her personal and professional life at the novel’s start, Alice uses her grandmother Nan’s recovery from hip surgery to free herself from her stifling urban setting.

Spending the summer in the idyllic lakeside community of Barry’s Bay offers Alice the time and space to clear her heart and mind. She cares for Nan, rediscovers her artistic passion, learns to relax, and develops a fun-loving romance with the handsome and charming Charlie Florek.