Summer with Sunil
by Alison Lister
Included in the Social Emotional Learning collection
Faced with a boring vacation with their parents, a chance encounter at the beach could turn Dominic’s dull summer into an adventure of self-exploration and young love!
Sometimes love can be found in the most surprising places…
Two kids on holiday, both sure they must be the only queer people for kilometres, find each other and sparks fly.
Dominic, a trans teen, is stuck on vacation in sleepy coastal Nova Scotia with their parents, all summer, with no other company. Sunil is all alone in a rented beach house while their dad is off hanging out with his new girlfriend. A chance encounter with Sunil on the beach catches Dominic by surprise, and all of a sudden, their summer doesn’t look so bleak.
What follows is a vivid, romantic story full of self-exploration and the gauzy haze of summer love.
About the Author
ALISON LISTER is an enby (non-binary) author who has been writing realistic and romantic adult LGBTQ+ fiction as Elizabeth Lister, and currently as AE Lister, for over ten years. They are a partner, parent, and sibling, with lots of life experience to draw upon. They live in Ottawa, Ontario, with their partner and two children.
Reviews
“Dominic and Sunil’s relationship is gentle and charming, and they are easy to root for.”
"Dominic and Sunil’s relationship is gentle and charming, and they are easy to root for."
"A story of chance meetings, queer connection, and forming bonds as refreshing and fleeting as summer itself. Dominic and Sunil will instantly charm you."
