Invincible Summer - Hardcover

""INVINCIBLE SUMMER" goes down as smoothly as the steady flow of wine knocked back by its disarming characters as they make their way not only into adulthood but through the last two decades of financial boom and bust, London's rave scene, and the Higgs boson particle. Be forewarned, though: It packs a punch. Alice Adams has important things to say about our times and the meaning of family.""" "Anne Korkeakivi, author of "An Unexpected Guest"""

"Dreamy Pisceans will delight in Adams' novel." "Cosmopolitan""

"[A] powerful homage to friendship." "Claire Stern, "InStyle"""

"Fun and frothy." ""O, the Oprah Magazine"""

"Adulthood has never been so endearing." "Steph Opitz, "Marie Claire"""

"A fun book about friendship." "Catherine Mallette, "Fort Worth Star Telegram"""

"A Fun and frothy debut." ""O, the Oprah Magazine"""

"[A] remarkable debut...both smart and readable.""" "Largehearted Boy""

"[A] powerful homage to friendship." Claire Stern, InStyle"

"A Fun and frothy debut." O, the Oprah Magazine"

Four friends. Twenty years. One unexpected journey.

Eva, Benedict, Sylvie, and Lucien graduate in 1997, into an exhilarating world on the brink of the new millennium. Hopelessly in love with playboy Lucien and keen to shrug off the socialist politics of her childhood, Eva breaks away to work for a big bank. Benedict, a budding scientist who's pined for Eva for years, embarks on a physics PhD, and siblings Sylvie and Lucien pursue more freewheeling existences--she as an aspiring artist and he as a professional partier. But as their dizzying twenties evaporate into their thirties, the once close-knit friends, now scattered and struggling to navigate thwarted dreams, lost jobs, and broken hearts, find themselves drawn together once again in stunning and unexpected ways. A dazzling depiction of the highs and lows of adulthood, INVINCIBLE SUMMER is a story about finding the courage to carry on in the wake of disappointment and a powerful testament to love and friendship as the constants in an ever-changing world.