The Book of Summers
The escapist Richard and Judy Bestseller about love, family and the power of memories
$33.44
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
10 December 2012
Summary
Beth Lowe has been sent a parcel. Inside is a letter informing her that her long-estranged mother has died, and a scrapbook Beth has never seen before. Entitled THE BOOK OF SUMMERS, it’s stuffed with photographs and mementos complied by her mother to record the seven glorious childhood summers Beth spent in rural Hungary.
It was a time when she trod the tightrope between separated parents and two very different countries; her bewitching but imperfect Hungarian mother and her gentle, r…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780755390854 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0755390857 |
| Author: | Emylia Hall |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Review |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 10 December 2012 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Review |
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Critics Review
‘A compelling coming-of-age story with a superb twist’
A charming debut novel - Woman’s Own
A vivid coming-of-age story - Woman & HomeA compelling coming-of-age story with a superb twist - Easy LivingEmylia Hall creates an enchanting and vivid picture of Beth’s summers in rural Hungary… It’s an addictive read and an amazing debut for Emylia Hall - Fab debut about a woman reliving the summers she spent in rural Hungary - HeatHeartfelt and evocative… all we need now is for summer to finally arrive - GraziaFantastically evocative and sun-drenched with a twist, it’s guaranteed a place on our summer holiday reading list - Enchantingly evocative - Marie ClaireAbout The Author
Emylia Hall
Emylia Hall was born in 1978 and grew up in the Devon countryside, the daughter of an English artist and a Hungarian quilt-maker. After studying at York University and in Lausanne, Switzerland, Emylia spent five years working in a London ad agency, before moving to the French Alps. It was there that she began to write. Emylia now lives in Bristol with her husband, also an author. THE BOOK OF SUMMERS is her first novel, and is inspired by evocative memories of childhood holidays spent in rural Hungary.
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