Last Summer at Maine Chance: A Novel

Name: Last Summer at Maine Chance: A Novel
Price: 1.99 USD
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Rating: 4.5 (63 reviews)
Author: Jessica Everett

by Jessica Everett

Contemporary Fiction Historical Fiction

4.5 (63)

4.5 stars from 63 reviews

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Perfect for you if...

You love character-driven historical fiction set in specific, glamorous real places like mid-century spas and elite colleges.
You're drawn to stories about women finding agency when the system is rigged against them, especially in the 1950s.
You enjoyed Lessons in Chemistry or The Midnight Library and want something equally thoughtful about self-discovery.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer plot-heavy narratives with high stakes or dramatic twists over quiet, introspective character journeys.
You're looking for romance as the central story rather than a subplot or backdrop.
You find 1950s settings overdone and want contemporary or far-future settings instead.

About this book

Last Summer at Maine Chance follows Cynthia Proctor, an economics undergraduate in 1954 who faces an uncertain future when her scholarship is redirected to a male student. As a woman from a middle-class family attending a prestigious New England college, she represents a statistical improbability in her era. When Cynthia receives an invitation to work at Elizabeth Arden's Maine Chance spa in Maine for the summer, she discovers that the experience offers lessons that extend far beyond what any classroom could teach. Through her time at the lakeside resort, she learns that investing in herself may be her most valuable option.

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Currently around #20K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 89% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.5★ from 63 reviews

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