description: In the summer of 1939 a sixteen-year-old boy and girl considered the "perfect couple" by their families secretly begin seeing and falling in love with another girl and boy.It is the last time three families will spend together at the small coastal resort of Linley Bottom. The children are all growing up, and this sort of holiday is losing its appeal as they develop different interests. The happy gang - consisting of Philip, Paula, Brian, Sylvia, Brenda and Rodney - is not the same, and during this time the group make surprising discoveries about themselves and each other, and a seemingly harmless deception has far-reaching consequences.
language: English
title: The Summer People
titlecomplete: The Summer People
ratings_count: 25
publisher: Dell