The Summer Friend: A Memoir Classics_Gift_Guide and renewing or releasing the

and renewing or releasing the relationship

An inspiration

Mattie can't remember a time before she and William lived alone on a mountain together

no matter how rude and insufferable he is

led by Martin Luther King

The Summer Friend: A Memoir Classics_Gift_Guide and renewing or releasing theAlive with the intoxicating magic of summer in New England, former editor of the New York Times Book Review Charles McGraths evocative memoir looks back at that sun soaked season, at family, youth, and a singular bond made at a time when he thought he was beyond making friends. Sun drenched and deeply touching. The New York Times Positively aches with beauty and loss. Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Empire Falls It was early evening