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Home» Giveaway » Giveaway: The Forever Summer by Jamie Brenner

Giveaway: The Forever Summer by Jamie Brenner

April 9, 2018 | by Andrea Katz | Giveaway, Great Thoughts, Top Books | 41 Comments
Giveaway: The Forever Summer by Jamie Brenner

The Forever Summer by Jamie Brenner comes out in paperback TODAY.  To celebrate, my friends at publisher Little Brown are offering 10 copies to giveaway to lucky winners in the U.S. Isn’t the paperback cover Summer PERFECTION? I’d like to be laying on that beach right now by the way. The Forever Summer was one of my Top Books of 2017. I’ll go ahead and say that The Husband Hour, Brenner’s next book which comes out on 4/24/18, will be in the Top Books of 2018 list- she has outdone herself with this book!

 

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A Note From Jamie Brenner

Hi Great Thoughts!

I’m excited to share the paperback release of The Forever Summer with you! This is my first paperback release day; The Forever Summer gave me a lot of “firsts” when it came to writing and publishing. This book actually changed the way I think about storytelling. When I began The Forever Summer, my starting point was the idea of two young women who discover they are half-sisters and their lives are turned upside down. At first, I assumed this would be another Manhattan story; My previous novels were set in New York City. The Gin Lovers was a historical family drama taking place in the 1920s. My next novel, The Wedding Sisters, was contemporary and centered around an Upper East Side family coming apart at the seams as they planned for three weddings at the same time. But as I began plotting The Forever Summer, I realized this book was taking me out of my geographic comfort zone; the women needed to go on a road trip, some journey to help them bond. But a trip to where? Around the time I was trying to put the pieces of this story together, I watched the CBS Sunday Morning show and they did a segment on Provincetown, Massachusetts. The remote beach town looked like the perfect place for a novel about family and secrets, so I spent made the trip. It turned out, Provincetown gave me so much more than a setting for The Forever Summer. Provincetown, filled with art, artists, quaint B&B’s, cafes, water views, nature preserves, and the most warm, quirky, and wonderful people you can imagine, came to define this book in every way. Ultimately, The Forever Summer looked and felt different than my other novels, and I knew that beach towns were places I wanted to inhabit creatively for my future books (The Husband Hour, set at the Jersey Shore, publishes April 24). The Forever Summer taught me that place can shape a novel as much as characters or plot. The process of writing The Forever Summer was a gift to me creatively; it set me on my path writing “beach reads” and for that reason it’s a book that will always be close to my heart. I hope you enjoy this story and armchair vacation to Provincetown as much as I enjoyed writing it.

The Forever Summer Paperback Giveaway

Enter here for a chance to win one of 10 copies of The Forever Summer:
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The Husband Hour 

The Husband Hour by Jamie Brenner will be out on April 24th.

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When a young widow’s reclusive life in a charming beach town is interrupted by a surprise visitor, she is forced to reckon with dark secrets about her family, her late husband, and the past she tried to leave behind.

Lauren Adelman and her high school sweetheart, Rory Kincaid, are a golden couple. They marry just out of college as Rory, a star hockey player, earns a spot in the NHL. Their future could not look brighter when Rory shocks everyone-Lauren most of all-by enlisting in the U.S. Army. When Rory dies in combat, Lauren is left devastated, alone, and under unbearable public scrutiny. Seeking peace and solitude, Lauren retreats to her family’s old beach house on the Jersey Shore. But this summer she’s forced to share the house with her overbearing mother and competitive sister. Worse, a stranger making a documentary about Rory tracks her down and persuades her to give him just an hour of her time. One hour with filmmaker Matt Brio turns into a summer of revelations, surprises, and upheaval. As the days grow shorter and her grief changes shape, Lauren begins to understand the past-and to welcome the future.
Check back here on 4/24 for a giveaway of 5 copies of The Husband Hour with Beach Bags!

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41 comments on “Giveaway: The Forever Summer by Jamie Brenner”

  1. Michelle says:
    April 9, 2018 at 8:01 pm

    Grateful to have found your page, thank you.

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  2. Margie Shaw says:
    April 9, 2018 at 8:03 pm

    I’d like to be on Sylvan Beach in Upstate New York doing some reading if it wasn’t so darn cold out!

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  3. Barbara Khan says:
    April 9, 2018 at 8:10 pm

    I would love to win a copy of The Forever Summer. I loved it!!

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  4. Marilyn grable says:
    April 9, 2018 at 8:16 pm

    I’d love to b in any beach I love Disney’s private beach.

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  5. Tatum Rangel says:
    April 9, 2018 at 8:16 pm

    I’d love to go to the Santa Monica Pier and enjoy a good book, with a cool drink to match. 🙂

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  6. Janice Mess says:
    April 9, 2018 at 8:29 pm

    So excited for Jamie’s new book!

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  7. Janice Mess says:
    April 9, 2018 at 8:31 pm

    My favorite beach to read on is Siesta Key Beach in FL. It’s a private part of the beach by the condos. So peaceful and beautiful!

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  8. Gwen says:
    April 9, 2018 at 8:33 pm

    I want to go back to Hawaii! This would be the perfect book to have in my bag to read while my boys dig in the sand.

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  9. Tina Meyers says:
    April 9, 2018 at 8:47 pm

    I read the first book. Looking forward to reading this one

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  10. Jaymi Couch says:
    April 9, 2018 at 8:58 pm

    I’d like to read on the beach 🏖 down in Laguna Beach!

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  11. Rina Horenian says:
    April 9, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    Cape Cod

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  12. Karene W. says:
    April 9, 2018 at 10:37 pm

    I’m happy on just about any beach, but Maui beaches are favorites!

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  13. Annie Crawford says:
    April 10, 2018 at 5:39 am

    I live in North Carolina and I’m only two hours from the coast. I’m not a big fan of the water but give me a chair, an umbrella and a book and I’m good to go!

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  14. Randi Oaklief says:
    April 10, 2018 at 5:52 am

    I’d love to be reading on Destin Florida Beach!

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  15. Carla Suto says:
    April 10, 2018 at 7:36 am

    I would like to read on Torrey Pines Beach in La Jolla, CA!

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  16. Kristin M Clark says:
    April 10, 2018 at 7:40 am

    Any beach in Hawaii!!

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  17. Tina Snider says:
    April 10, 2018 at 8:31 am

    Sounds amazing!
    Thanks for the chance. 🙂

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  18. Tina Snider says:
    April 10, 2018 at 8:32 am

    Also, Negril Beach in Jamaica is where I would love to be!

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  19. Kimberly Edge says:
    April 10, 2018 at 8:50 am

    Would love to read THE FOREVER SUMMER

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  20. Anne says:
    April 10, 2018 at 9:43 am

    i would love to read The Forever Summer at Wildwood Crest Beach in N.J.

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  21. Rhonda says:
    April 10, 2018 at 11:04 am

    Santa Barbra

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  22. Linda Kish says:
    April 10, 2018 at 11:07 am

    I would like to read at La Jolla Shores. The temperature should be nice there, too.

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  23. Tracy Gibson says:
    April 10, 2018 at 11:32 am

    ANY beach would be amazing to be reading on right now!!!!!!!! 🙂

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  24. Debra says:
    April 10, 2018 at 11:34 am

    Daytona or Malibu

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  25. Janine says:
    April 10, 2018 at 11:46 am

    I would love to be laying and reading on Poipu Beach on Kauai.

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  26. Toni A Laliberte says:
    April 10, 2018 at 11:49 am

    I’d love to be on a beach in Greece

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  27. Amy C says:
    April 10, 2018 at 11:50 am

    I would ❤ to be back on the beach on Maui reading today.

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  28. John Smith says:
    April 10, 2018 at 11:56 am

    Sounds like an atmospheric visit to Provincetown!

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  29. Linda Popielski says:
    April 10, 2018 at 1:47 pm

    I’d love to be reading my copy at Pensacola Beach. 🌴 📚 👓

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  30. Jean says:
    April 10, 2018 at 3:01 pm

    It snowed about 8 inches here over the weekend, so I’d like to be on any beach where there isn’t snow!

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  31. Sheree says:
    April 10, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    I love Ocean Isle, North Carolina ❤️

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  32. denise says:
    April 10, 2018 at 5:14 pm

    I’d love to be at OCMD or even IOP.

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  33. Jennifer says:
    April 10, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    I’m not picky on what beach……but I would love it to be in the South!!

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  34. Diana Fahrenbruck says:
    April 11, 2018 at 1:36 am

    Thanks for chance. Looks great!!

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  35. Andra Baley says:
    April 11, 2018 at 6:36 am

    Thank you for the chance. I would like to read on Myrtle Beach

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  36. Niki says:
    April 11, 2018 at 8:52 am

    Where we live, we aren’t even close to a beach, so I wouldn’t be too picky if we had the chance to go to one! Very much looking forward to this book, thanks for the opportunity! 💖

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  37. Paige Gonzalez says:
    April 11, 2018 at 10:04 am

    I’d love to read Forever Summer on a nic quite beach somewhere in Hawaii or Bali!

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  38. Rebecca W says:
    April 11, 2018 at 1:40 pm

    I would love to read on ANY beach, but my top pick would be one in Hawaii!

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  39. Susan Marshall says:
    April 13, 2018 at 10:25 pm

    I would LOVE to be on a beach along the Amalfi coast in Italy. Heaven ❤️

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  40. Cassandra D says:
    April 16, 2018 at 9:55 pm

    I would like to read on Zuma Beach.

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  41. Linda Smith says:
    April 23, 2018 at 7:28 pm

    I would love to read this on the beach at Lake Michigan (when the weather plays nice). Th is book has been getting tons of love and I would be thrilled to read it.

    Reply

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