Big Summer

In 1994, Christina stays in her father’s summer cottage in Cape Cod. Her father is disappointed over her unexpected pregnancy but agrees that Christina can stay in the cottage with her new baby Aidan. Aidan’s father is already married and no longer involved with Christina and Aidan. Christina is happy to be away from her life in New York City, closed off from the world with Aidan.

It’s now 2018. The narrator Daphne meets with Leela, a freelance designer. Daphne runs a popular fashion blog. As a plus-size woman, she is always on the hunt for clothing that makes her feel beautiful. Leela offers her the job of brand figure of Leef Fashion, a new plus-size line. Leela had discovered Daphne through social media, after Daphne spoke out against the fat-shaming ethos of gym culture. Leela finds Daphne relatable, but Daphne knows that her Internet image is carefully fabricated. Daphne agrees to wear Leela’s clothes to her trip on the Cape, where her old high school friend Drue Cavanaugh is getting married.