That Summer

Set in the exclusive California Sierra community of Greenmont, Allen Drury's "That Summer" explores small-town dynamics, social pressures, and personal secrets through the lens of a compelling love story. When Major Bill Steele arrives as an outsider, he becomes entangled in the complex relationships and hidden tensions of this privileged enclave. The novel vividly portrays how beneath a veneer of civility, darker forces and intense passions can lead to destructive consequences.