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"Ms. Adams [has a] gift for making her characters so
changeable, so vulnerable, so universally familiar.... As they
help one another through a long parade of crises, some of them
truly character-building, Ms. Adams's story develops an
increasing power that can be created only incrementally. And by
the novel's end...its message of friendship, love and loyalty
hits home."―Janet Maslin, New York Times
"Moving.... Bittersweet and compassionate.... Adams casts a keen
eye on that slow shock of the 20s, when even the most exceptional
young people discover they are just...people, with jobs and
partners decided as much by happenstance as by desire."―Sophie
McManus, Washington Post
"[An] irresistible debut novel.... A crackerjack storyteller who
deeply inhabits her characters-deploying pitch-perfect dialogue
to poignant and hilarious effect-Adams uses the conventions of
the form to examine larger ideas about class and commerce, art
and science, friendship and family at the time of the most recent
fin de siècle."―Joanna Rakoff, New York Times Book Review
"A testament to the power of friendship and love, this is a
beautiful coming-of-age story about the intimacy of long-term
relationships against the changing landscape of time."―Elizabeth
Kiefer, Refinery 29
"Easy yet not insubstantial, this debut is a sweet toast to
enduring friendship."―Meredith Turits, ELLE
"Like life, this breezy, charming novel about four college
friends deepens and darkens as it moves through the years,
presenting its characters with challenges and choices that test
them in ways their younger selves couldn't imagine. INVINCIBLE
SUMMER is the story of what happens when things get real."―Tom
Perrotta, author of Little Children and The Leftovers
"A sophisticated yet fun novel about four friends venturing into
adulthood. Alice Adams does a magnificent job of describing the
way life's heartbreaks and ecstasies unfold over the course of 20
years."―Elin Hilderbrand, author of The Rumor
"Adulthood has never been so endearing."―Steph Opitz, Marie
Claire
"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
"INVINCIBLE SUMMER is a novel that will have you running for the
phone to call your old friends and reconnect. Alice Adams is a
beautiful storyteller. She deftly weaves the ties that bind four
friends over the course of their youth and into middle age with
powerful threads of emotion. I loved the world of this book, and
how Ms. Adams wrote the passing of time through her characters
with delicacy and truth."―Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of
All the Stars in the Heavens
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About the Author
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Alice Adams is half Australian but has lived in
England for most of her life, growing up in a house without a TV
and as a result becoming a voracious reader. Career-wise, she's
done everything from waitressing to investment banking, and in
addition to a BA in philosophy, she has a multitude of geeky
math, finance, and computer qualifications. She lives in North
London but escapes into the wilderness as often as possible.
Invincible Summer is her first novel and she's hard at work on a
second.
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