Blurb:
Twenty
years ago, six Penn students shared a house, naively certain that their
friendships would endure—until the death of their ringleader and dear friend
Bea splintered the group for good. Now, mostly estranged from one another, the
remaining five reluctantly gather at that same house on the eve of what would
have been Bea’s fortieth birthday.
But along with the return of the friends come old grudges, unrequited
feelings, and buried secrets. Catherine, the CEO of a domestic empire, and
Owen, a stay-at-home dad, were picture-perfect college sweethearts—but now
teeter on the brink of disaster. Lindy, a well-known musician, is pushing
middle age in an industry that’s all about youth and slowly self-destructing as
she grapples with her own identity. Behind his smile, handsome plastic surgeon
Colin harbors the heartbreaking truth about his own history with Bea. And Annie
carefully curates her life on Instagram and Facebook, keeping up appearances so
she doesn’t have to face the truth about her own empty reality.
Reunited in the place where so many dreams began, and bolstered by the
hope of healing, each of them is forced to confront the past.
Review by Meg Munson
This is another amazing story by
Allison Winn Scotch. She takes the reader into the lives of 6 students at
Penn who became entwined with each other after a fateful night their freshman
year. That night was the beginning of what they all thought to be an enduring
friendship. This story takes you through their perfect friendship during
college to the struggles of leaving each other and college, trying to find
their path in the world. It proved not be be an easy road, each character
harboring secrets, grudges, middle-age, life crisis, empty reality, and finding
your identity. This is a great read you don’t want to miss this summer.
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About the author:
Allison spent her childhood in
Charlottesville, Virginia and then later in Seattle. Her mother was a teacher who encouraged her
to read. She would even send vocabulary
words to her when she was at summer camp.
While working as a freelance magazine
writer, she began writing stories. In
Twenty Years is her sixth novel.
She graduated cum laude from the
University of Pennsylvania. When she’s
not in front of a computer, she enjoys hiking, running, yoga, reading and
spending time with family.
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