The Last Summer, 9781529084375
Paperback
Island love, devastating storm, evacuation, secrets, and a shocking death.

The Last Summer

A wild, romantic tale of opposites attract . . .

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  • Paperback

    496 pages

  • Release Date

    25 April 2022

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Summary

Eighteen year old Effie Gillies has lived all her life on St Kilda; she’s the best climber on the island, as skilled and brave as any of the men. But in matters of the heart, she’s an innocent, and when Lord Sholto, heir to the Earl of Dumfries, visits, the attraction between them is instant. For one glorious week she guides the handsome young visitor around the isle, falling in love for the first time – until a storm hits and her world falls apart.

Three months later, St Kilda falls …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529084375
ISBN-10:1529084377
Author:Karen Swan
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Macmillan
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:496
Release Date:25 April 2022
Weight:606g
Dimensions:233mm x 154mm x 42mm
Series:The Wild Isle Series
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Powerful writing and a wonderful premise make this a novel you’ll simultaneously want to savour and race through. I loved it’ Jill Mansell

‘The most exciting, enchanting and evocative story of forbidden love I’ve ever read.’ Cathy Bramley

About The Author

Karen Swan

Karen Swan is the Sunday Times top three bestselling author of twenty-one books and her novels sell all over the world. She writes two books each year - one for the summer period and one for the Christmas season. Previous summer titles include The Spanish Promise, The Hidden Beach and The Secret Path and, for winter, The Christmas Secret, Together by Christmas and Midnight in the Snow. Her books are known for their evocative locations and Karen sees travel as vital research for each story. She loves to set deep, complicated love stories within twisting plots. She is writing a five-book historical series called The Wild Isles, based on the dramatic evacuation of Scottish island St Kilda in the summer of 1930.

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