28 Summers

By Summer of '69 #1 New York Times bestselling author: They have been in a covert relationship for decades, but this summer could be the turning point in their relationship.

Link, the son of Mallory Blessing, is unsure of what to anticipate when his mother gives him instructions on his deathbed to phone a number on a piece of paper in her desk drawer. He doesn't, however, count on Jake McCloud to respond. In the late spring of 2020, Ursula DeGournsey, Jake's wife, is leading candidate for the impending presidential election.

Link believes there must be a mistake. How are Mallory and Jake acquainted?

Rewind to the wonderful summer of 1993: Mallory accepts to throw her brother's bachelor celebration since she just acquired her aunt's Nantucket seaside property. Jake McCloud, Cooper's college pal, is there, and the two of them strike up a friendship that will last through marriage, kids, and Ursula's meteoric ascent to the top of the political ladder—until Mallory finds out she is terminally sick.

28 Summers examines the anguish and romance of a once-a-year affair and the dramatic ways this connection affects and enhances their lives, as well as the lives of the people they love. It is based on the famous movie Same Time Next Year, which Mallory and Jake watch every summer.