May 2012 MEGA Debut of the Month.
One of our Great Reads You May Have Missed in 2012.
An enchanting, sweeping debut of big storytelling, of social and political change spanning the First World War and beyond, perfect for reading groups and fans of Kate Morton and Downton Abbey. It's a glorious read, highly recommended.
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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A beautiful and haunting story of lost innocence and a powerful, enduring love. Clarissa is almost seventeen when the spell of her childhood is broken. It is 1914, the beginning of a blissful, golden summer - and the end of an era. Deyning Park is in its heyday, the large country house filled with the laughter and excitement of privileged youth preparing for a weekend party. When Clarissa meets Tom Cuthbert, home from university and staying with his mother, the housekeeper, she is dazzled. Tom is handsome and enigmatic; he is also an outsider. Ambitious, clever, his sights set on a career in law, Tom is an acute observer, and a man who knows what he wants. For now, that is Clarissa. As Tom and Clarissa's friendship deepens, the wider landscape of political life around them is changing, and another story unfolds: they are not the only people in love. Soon the world - and all that they know - is rocked by a war that changes their lives for ever.
The Last Summer features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Debut Books of the Month, Book Club Recommendations, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations
The Last Summer is available in Paperback
The Last Summer was written by Judith Kinghorn and published by Headline Review an imprint of Headline Publishing Group
The Last Summer has 437 pages
£9.89
