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2011 novel by Candace Bushnell
Summer and the City
Book title on solid pink cover, with a gold lock in center with author's name
AuthorCandace Bushnell
LanguageEnglish
GenreYoung adult
PublisherHarper Collins Publishers
Publication dateApril 26, 2011
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages416 pp (first edition)
ISBN0-06-172893-4
Preceded byThe Carrie Diaries 

Summer and the City is a young-adult novel written by American author Candace Bushnell. The sequel to The Carrie Diaries and the prequel to Sex and the City, it was first released as a hardcover on April 26, 2011.

Synopsis

Picking up where The Carrie Diaries left off, seventeen-year-old Carrie Bradshaw has left her hometown and treks to New York City. Set during the summer before her freshman year at Brown, Carrie learns to navigate her way through the Big Apple, takes a writing class at The New School, and even pursues a relationship with an older man. Joining her along the way, she meets Samantha Jones, a true Manhattan fashionista who's determined on the path of fame and fortune, and the opinionated feminist Miranda Hobbes who is a freshman at New York University.

Characters

  • Carrie Bradshaw – The high-spirited protagonist of the novel. She is whisked away to New York with dreams of becoming a writer.
  • Samantha Jones - The fashionista that can call herself Carrie's best friend. They were introduced by Donna LaDonna, Samantha's cousin.
  • Miranda Hobbes - A feminist who meets Carrie after finding her bag in the trash and returning it to her.

References

  1. "Summer and the City". Booklist. July 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  2. "Summer and the City". Kirkus Reviews. March 15, 2011. Retrieved November 3, 2024.

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Sex and the City by Candace Bushnell
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