Tom Lake

““The painful things you were certain you’d never be able to let go? Now you’re not entirely sure when they happened, while the thrilling parts, the heart-stopping joys, splintered and scattered and became something else. Memories are then replaced by different joys and larger sorrows, and unbelievably, those things get knocked aside as well, until one morning you’re picking cherries with your three grown daughters and your husband goes by on the Gator and you are positive that this is all you’ve ever wanted in the world.””

“Meryl Streep reads the audiobook for this and it’s just lovely. Funny, comforting, nostalgic, beautifully written. Will make you call your mom.”

“Sumer stock, cherry farms, motherhood. A perfect summer read.”

“Has made me question my life choices and seriously debate working on a cherry orchard”

“Might need to reread once it’s peak cherry season. I liked this Ann Patchett book slightly more than The Dutch House, but I am a sucker for any book with a sibling dynamic.”

“****Specifically the audiobook, narrated by Meryl Streep”

“This might be one of my favorite books ever.”

“Excellent”

“a summer of covid and michigan and daughters and sisters and cherries and the past.”