It’s ’87, and having graduated from Pop Rocks to Jell-O shots, Rachael O'Brien chronicles her summer. Being home in Canton, Ohio, the chances of losing her virginity seem to fall between slim and none, making her freshmore plan seem simple: Veg-out and avoid Dad’s girlfriend. As if “quality time”...
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It’s ’87, and having graduated from Pop Rocks to Jell-O shots, Rachael O'Brien chronicles her summer. Being home in Canton, Ohio, the chances of losing her virginity seem to fall between slim and none, making her freshmore plan seem simple: Veg-out and avoid Dad’s girlfriend. As if “quality time” working in her father’s restoration shop isn’t tortuous enough, his ditzy, aerobics-instructor girlfriend moves into their house and tries to bond. Just when things seem maxed-out weird, Rachael's traveling psychic mom and her nut-case partner make a surprise visit, sending life into warp-speed wackadoo. Rachael sets out to convince her estranged mother to return to her old life. But things don’t go as planned when the theft of an eccentric client’s painting unravels a guarded family secret and throws Rachael into a romantic encounter with a wanted man. The summer break ignites into a whole lot of trouble, and a zany journey of personal discovery, heartache, and resiliency in Paisley Ray’s SUMMER FLAMBÉ.
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