If you're planning on falling madly in love with Fortune's next novel, read on below. It's just it's so beautiful and I'm just madly in love with it,' she said. 'It has a very personal connection for me.

Whereas the cover for the first book was an existing painting found by the publisher's art department, this one is an original work by Toronto-based artist Elizabeth Lennie - based on a photo that Fortune took at the dock where she stays with her family. The aesthetically similar covers are the final connective tissue between the two books (aside from, of course, their author). 'That history being extraordinarily brief, just 24 hours, and it was like, 'Could I pull that off? That was like the initial challenge.' And that was really, really fun.' 'I like the idea of challenging myself to write a love story about two people who have a very kind of intense history together,' Fortune said. Years later, they reconnect in Fern's hometown, where she has reluctantly taken over the resort her mom owned. Fern and Will meet and have a charged 24 hours in Toronto, and make a promise to meet up a year later - a promise that Will breaks. Just on a personal level, that's where I wanted to be.'Īside from the freshwater vibes, the novel also shares another quality with its predecessor: Time jumps. 'I wanted to give myself some comfort and I think that's why I went back to the lake for this book. She wrote her second novel after her younger son was born and, battling insomnia, was longing for an escape. 'I didn't set out to be 'the lake person,'' Fortune said. Rather than far-flung and tiny Barry's Bay, though, 'Meet Me at the Lake' takes place in Muskoka, which is a bit closer.įortune said she recognizes her novels have a pattern - but it was unintentional, mostly. Like 'Every Summer After,' the action unfolds at a lakeside town outside of Toronto. Her next novel, 'Meet Me at the Lake,' will come out on May 2, 2023.

The novel was one of the undeniable books of the summer (and if you haven't read it, get started at TODAY).Īnd fans of Sam and Percy's love story won't have to wait long for another lakeside romance from Fortune, who previously worked as the executive editor of Refinery29 Canada.

If you were on the beach, or by the pool, or at a bookstore, or at a library, or really anywhere this summer there's a good chance you encountered the cover of ' Every Summer After' by Carley Fortune.

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