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The Summer Pact

By: Emily Giffin
Narrated by: JD Jackson, Karissa Vacker, Alex McKenna
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends makes a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade later and embark upon a life-changing adventure together—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Meant to Be.

Four freshmen arrive at college from completely different worlds: Lainey, a California party girl with a flair for drama; Tyson, a brilliant scholar and aspiring lawyer from Washington, D.C.; Summer, an ambitious, recruited athlete from the Midwest; and Hannah, a mild-mannered southerner who is content to quietly round out the circle of big personalities. Soon after arriving on campus, they strike up a conversation in their shared dorm, and the seeds of friendship are planted.

As their college years fly by, their bond intensifies and the four become inseparable. But as graduation nears, their lives are forever changed after a desperate act leads to tragic consequences. Stunned and heartbroken, they make a pact, promising to always be there for one another, no matter how separated they may become by circumstances or distance.

Ten years later, Hannah is anticipating what should be one of the happiest moments of her life when everything is suddenly turned upside down. Calling on her closest friends, it soon becomes clear that they are all facing their own crossroads. True to their promise, they agree to take a time out from lives headed in wrong directions and embark on a shared journey of self-discovery, forgiveness, and acceptance.

In this tender portrayal of grief, love, and hope, Emily Giffin asks: When things fall apart, who will be at our sides, helping us pick up the pieces?

©2024 Emily Giffin (P)2024 Random House Audio
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Critic reviews

“Want to indulge in juicy, page-turning escapism? The Summer Pact is about a group of friends . . . [and] a reunion tour, a decade after college, inspired by a long-ago promise to turn to one another in times of need. [They] take turns narrating their trip to the Italian island of Capri, where closure may or may not await.”—The New York Times

“If you need a break from love and crime stories, try The Summer Pact, a novel about friendship. . . . Grief and redemption are big themes of this book. It’s not lighthearted reading, exactly, but it is deeply heartfelt.”Harper’s Bazaar

“In a story about friendship, grief, love and connection, Emily Giffin delivers another unforgettable tale.”SheKnows

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Bizarre Storyline.....

What Editor thought this storyline would be a good idea should be fired. I only listened to the end to see how much worse this book could get. Nothing about this book is realistic. Three friends ten years later, in their early thirties would never function like these three. Don't bother.....

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Narration tough to get through

Storyline was just ok, but the narration was not good, especially the male role. Very distracting.

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So bad…disappointing…actually awful

The voices are TERRIBLE! Especially “Tyson” it sounds like a bad prank phone call voice
A vacation on Capri…but no one pronounced it correctly
Such a disappointment

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Unfortunately Disappointing

Big fan of the author. Unfortunately to me, this book wasn’t “exciting”. It just went on and on with Hannah meddling in other people’s lives, whining and saying sorry all the time. She was either a very annoying character or voice and how it was portrayed.
Only two good parts of the book 1: when she dumped the fiancé and 2: the plot twist with the sister at the end.
I hope others enjoyed it though.

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Narration needs help

I love this author and so looked forward to her new book. The whining voices of the narrators are making it impossible to finish listening and the story just hasn’t grabbed me. I don’t think I’ll finish. The narration is awful

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So disappointing

It kills me to give 3 stars to an Emily Giffin book, but I could barely plow through this one. I kept stopping and going back and stopping again after a few chapters. I did not care for the Tyson voice. His voice seemed to have such a strong New Orleans inflection, it was like Harry Connick Jr. I love the accent just not for this book. I could never identify with the characters or the plot. I hated the way they kept saying, Cah-pri so I looked up the pronunciation and it's cuh-pree. Maybe a small thing, but I guess indicative of my overall dissatisfaction. Again, I love Emily Giffin, just not this one. Bummer.

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Great author

Love this author’s work but I highly recommend skipping the audible version. The voice of Hannah is lovely, as is that same narrator’s voice for Laney and Tyson. The actual voice of Laney is unpleasant at best and her voicing of Tyson is just awful. The voice of Tyson is, initially, that of a simmering sexy leading man. In Laney’s voice he’s a cartoon and in the narrator who is actually supposed to be Tyson, Tyson sounds like a mobster. The book is thought provoking and very touching but is all but ruined by the narrators.

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This was one of my least liked books. The voices were confusing.

Disliked book. The story dragged on. The voices were confusing and strange and detracted from
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The narrators were not good and it made it difficult to listen to. The story was a little predictable and I didn’t really love it.

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The narrators were sub par. I would have enjoyed it more if I had just read it. Italian accents sounded Russian, all accents sounded Russian.

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