Inseparable through university, Eva, Benedict, Sylvie and Lucien graduate into an exhilarating world on the brink of the new millennium. Eager to shrug off the hardships of her childhood, Eva breaks away to work in the City. Benedict stays behind to complete his PhD in Physics and pine for Eva, while siblings Sylvie and Lucien seek a more bohemian life of art, travel and adventure.
As their twenties give way to their thirties, the four friends find their paths diverging as they struggle to navigate broken hearts and thwarted dreams. With every summer that passes, they try to remain as close as they once were - but this is far from easy. One friend's triumph coincides with another's disaster, one finds love as another loses it, one comes to their senses as another is changing their mind . . . And who knows where any of us will be in twenty summers' time?
A warm, wise and witty novel about finding the courage to carry on despite life not always turning out as expected, and a powerful testament to love and friendship as the constants in an ever-changing world, Invincible Summer by Alice Adams is a dazzling depiction of the highs and lows of adulthood and the greater forces that shape us.
'Brilliant . . . If you loved David Nicholls' One Day, this uplifting novel is the perfect weekend read' Essentials
Inseparable through university, Eva, Benedict, Sylvie and Lucien head off into the world in pursuit of very different dreams. Over the next two decades the four friends remain connected, but life has unexpected twists and turns in store. Will their friendship survive the rocky path of unrequited love, thwarted ambition, success, hope and heartbreak? And where will any of them be in twenty summers' time?
'Irresistible . . . poignant and hilarious' New York Times
'Moving and engaging' Heat
'Captivating' Stylist
'A great read' Daily Mail
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.
