Charlie’s Summer Home

Charlie’s Summer Home

The Summer Everything Changed Wasn’t Written in the Stars. It Was Hiding in a House at the Edge of Town. Nathan Callaghan is fifteen and stumbling through the awkward years of first love, humiliations, and the constant tug-of-war between childhood and adulthood. It’s 1971 in Southern California, and the world feels like it’s shifting. Protests fill the news, music pours from every car radio, and Nathan’s quiet neighborhood hides more secrets than anyone admits. When a stray dog leads Nathan and his best friend Andrew to an abandoned structure known only as Charlie’s Summer Home, their suburban routine cracks open. What begins as a teenage hideout slowly reveals its ties to a legend, Charlie Chaplin, and to a past that refuses to stay buried. As the boys test the limits of courage and loyalty, Nathan discovers that friendship can be both salvation and betrayal, and that first love carries both beauty and the sting of heartbreak. Part coming-of-age novel, part 1970s historical fiction, and part magical realism, Charlie’s Summer Home is nostalgic American fiction that captures the thrill of growing up when every choice feels monumental. This novel is a reminder that friendship and loyalty shape us as deeply as history itself. Step back into the 1970s. Discover the house where magic stays. Experience the unforgettable summer of Nathan Callaghan. Buy Charlie’s Summer Home today.