“Anne Leigh Parrish’s A Summer Morning weaves another colorful panel in the tapestry of the tight-knit Dugan clan of Dunston, New York, whose intertwining escapades have become the author’s distinctive and enchanting panorama. The Dugans circle their wagons when under threat — and Timothy Dugan needs all the support he can muster as his mother announces plans to remarry his father, his girlfriend pressures him to have a baby, and an ex-flame surprises him with a secret that threatens to unravel the already frayed fabric of his soul. No contemporary writer knows her characters as well as Parrish; rare are those whose creations are so compelling. Another masterful, emotionally authentic and deeply engaging novel that never loses a thread." — JACOB M. APPEL, author of Shaving with Occam

“Anne Leigh Parrish’s A Summer Morning is a somber addition to her Dugan family saga, a subtly-crafted tale of Gen X trepidations in Dunston, NY, her fictionalized Ithaca. Given to dubious expectations about love and work, the two eldest Dugan siblings — Angie and Tim — have begun to seem particularly emblematic of a generation caught between the smothering affluence of baby-boomer parents and the relentless, millennial ambition of younger siblings, lovers, and friends. There are hints here of Richard Russo’s New York rustbelt novels and Ann Beattie’s East Coast stories of post-grad ennui. But Parrish’s equally sharp wit and eye for detail reveal a deep sympathy for her independent, and lonely, Gen Xers who try to make a go of real estate speculation and college-town bar management, between stints in retail, healthcare, and grad school, and occasional bouts of existential dread.” — ROBERT CROOKE, author of Letting the House Go