![]() ![]() ![]() In the meeting between the otherworldly and the mundane, all are changed, sometimes unexpectedly. Summerlong brings together classical myth and old love to create a quiet, satisfying fantasy. But there are uncanny things that people start noticing, and powers lying beyond the island eventually catch up to Lioness and her idealized corner of the world. Lily, at first in love with Lioness, finds a strange and sweet bond with her. ![]() Abe and Joanna discover hidden desires of their own. ![]() Other people are beguiled by Lioness, including the neighbor’s children. An unheard of stretch of warm weather segues into a lengthy spring and summer. Initially homeless, Lioness gladly accepts the offer of Abe’s garage as a residence, and the once moldering building transforms into a real home of sorts. Both Abe and Joanna (and Lily, for a different reason) are immediately taken with Lioness. They are reasonably content growing old with each other their main challenge is Joanna’s grown daughter Lily, luckless in love and still growing up.ĭisruption of their routine comes in the form of Lioness Lazos, a mysterious young woman who waits tables at their favorite restaurant. He lives with his books and homebrewed beer on Gardner Island in Washington State, and she lives in a condominium in Seattle. Abe and Joanna have had an arrangement for over twenty years. ![]()
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