Summer Sisters by Judy Blume

A rich and emotionally layered story of friendship, love, and betrayal, Summer Sisters captures the lifelong bond between two women whose shared summers on Martha’s Vineyard shape the course of their lives. Victoria Leonard is shy and cautious; Caitlin Somers is daring and magnetic. From adolescence to adulthood, their connection weaves through moments of passion, heartbreak, and the difficult choices that define who they become. Judy Blume crafts a deeply human portrait of memory and desire—how friendship can both illuminate and wound, and how the past never truly lets go.