10 Differences Between Every Year After And Carley Fortune’s Book
Every Year After is our current obsession, as the new yearning TV show on Prime Video ticks all the boxes. However, it does deviate from the source material a fair bit. Fans of Every Summer After by Carley Fortune may be surprised by some of the twists and turns, but Abigail Cowen, who plays Delilah Mason, believes they will draw people in. “We expand on other characters, and I think that’s really fun,” she tells Refinery29 Australia. “[With] Delilah, we get to see a lot more of her and what she’s going through. Same with… Chantal. She got to kind of have that creative liberty.” While the star admits some are a bit of a shock, fans will likely be hooked and want to see where the storylines go. Below, we go through the biggest changes between Every Year After and Every Summer After by Carley Fortune. Barry’s Bay is now on the West Coast In the book, Barry’s Bay is set in Ontario, Canada, while Percy comes from Toronto. In Every Year After, the show switched it up. Barry’s Bay now sits in British Columbia, and Percy is from Seattle in the US. Percy is now an obituary writer Percy’s career in Every Year After is a little worse for wear than in the book. While she was a senior editor of a home decor magazine alongside Chantal, the TV show downgraded her to an obituary writer. It helps show how her regret over the past decade has affected her life. Percy and Sam’s first kiss takes place during the anatomy scene In the novel, Percy and Sam originally kiss in 2013 after watching The Blair Witch Project together. In Every Year After, the pair end up kissing in 2014 during the infamous anatomy scene. Chantal and Jordie’s new romance Chantal was a big addition to Every Year After, as in the novel, she doesn’t actually travel to Barry’s Bay. In Fortune’s book, Chantal appears when she speaks to Percy on the phone. This means her romance with Jordie is completely new and unexpected. Delilah is now married and is having an affair with Charlie In the novel, Delilah was mainly seen as Percy’s childhood friend. While she attended college with Sam, she wasn’t involved in the present-day timeline. In Every Year After, Delilah is shown to be in a rocky marriage and is busy having an affair with Charlie. Delilah might be queer During the last episode, there’s a glimpse of Delilah kissing a woman. It’s unclear where her storyline is going, but Cowen tells Refinery29 Australia she’s interested in seeing this queer journey for Delilah. “I think that would be a really cool path with Delilah. I think she’s in this place of just finding herself and taking care of herself for the first time,” the actor says. Sue Florek’s storyline was expanded The relationship between Sue and Percy is explored further in Every Year After, which adds a sweet side to the show. It shows how she acted as a second mother to Percy. Percy inherits The Tavern after Sue’s death Percy doesn’t inherit The Tavern in Every Summer After, but as a result of writers expanding Sue and Percy’s relationship, the TV show made a bold choice. This causes drama and tension between Percy, Charlie and Sam, and also gives Percy a reason to stick around in Barry’s Bay. Sam breaks up with Percy via email before she sleeps with Charlie In Every Summer After, Percy cheats on Sam with Charlie because Sam is distant while at college. In the TV show, Sam breaks up with Percy via email before she sleeps with Charlie. This makes Percy seem more forgivable, as no actual cheating took place. Sam doesn’t find out about Percy and Charlie until he’s an adult In the novel, Sam actually finds out about Charlie and Percy’s hook-up just months after it took place. In the TV show, Sam doesn’t know until he tries to restart his relationship with Percy in Episode 5. Percy finally decides to tell him the truth, which causes turmoil. Want more? Sign up for our newsletter to get the best of Refinery29 Entertainment straight to your inbox. Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?Abigail Cowen Wants To See More Men YearningEverything We Know About Every Year AfterIs Every Year After Worth Watching? Our Review
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Every Year After is our current obsession, as the new yearning TV show on Prime Video ticks all the boxes. However, it does deviate from the source material a fair bit. Fans of Every Summer After by Carley Fortune may be surprised by some of the twists and turns, but Abigail Cowen, who plays Delilah Mason, believes they will draw people in. “We expand on other characters, and I think that’s really fun,” she tells Refinery29 Australia. “[With] Delilah, we get to see a lot more of her and what she’s going through. Same with… Chantal. She got to kind of have that creative liberty.” While the star admits some are a bit of a shock, fans will likely be hooked and want to see where the storylines go.
Below, we go through the biggest changes between Every Year After and Every Summer After by Carley Fortune.
Barry’s Bay is now on the West Coast
In the book, Barry’s Bay is set in Ontario, Canada, while Percy comes from Toronto. In Every Year After, the show switched it up. Barry’s Bay now sits in British Columbia, and Percy is from Seattle in the US.
Percy is now an obituary writer
Percy’s career in Every Year After is a little worse for wear than in the book. While she was a senior editor of a home decor magazine alongside Chantal, the TV show downgraded her to an obituary writer. It helps show how her regret over the past decade has affected her life.
Percy and Sam’s first kiss takes place during the anatomy scene
In the novel, Percy and Sam originally kiss in 2013 after watching The Blair Witch Project together. In Every Year After, the pair end up kissing in 2014 during the infamous anatomy scene.
Chantal and Jordie’s new romance
Chantal was a big addition to Every Year After, as in the novel, she doesn’t actually travel to Barry’s Bay. In Fortune’s book, Chantal appears when she speaks to Percy on the phone. This means her romance with Jordie is completely new and unexpected.
Delilah is now married and is having an affair with Charlie
In the novel, Delilah was mainly seen as Percy’s childhood friend. While she attended college with Sam, she wasn’t involved in the present-day timeline. In Every Year After, Delilah is shown to be in a rocky marriage and is busy having an affair with Charlie.
Delilah might be queer
During the last episode, there’s a glimpse of Delilah kissing a woman. It’s unclear where her storyline is going, but Cowen tells Refinery29 Australia she’s interested in seeing this queer journey for Delilah. “I think that would be a really cool path with Delilah. I think she’s in this place of just finding herself and taking care of herself for the first time,” the actor says.
Sue Florek’s storyline was expanded
The relationship between Sue and Percy is explored further in Every Year After, which adds a sweet side to the show. It shows how she acted as a second mother to Percy.
Percy inherits The Tavern after Sue’s death
Percy doesn’t inherit The Tavern in Every Summer After, but as a result of writers expanding Sue and Percy’s relationship, the TV show made a bold choice. This causes drama and tension between Percy, Charlie and Sam, and also gives Percy a reason to stick around in Barry’s Bay.
Sam breaks up with Percy via email before she sleeps with Charlie
In Every Summer After, Percy cheats on Sam with Charlie because Sam is distant while at college. In the TV show, Sam breaks up with Percy via email before she sleeps with Charlie. This makes Percy seem more forgivable, as no actual cheating took place.
Sam doesn’t find out about Percy and Charlie until he’s an adult
In the novel, Sam actually finds out about Charlie and Percy’s hook-up just months after it took place. In the TV show, Sam doesn’t know until he tries to restart his relationship with Percy in Episode 5. Percy finally decides to tell him the truth, which causes turmoil.
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