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Der letzte Sommer (Autorisierte Lesefassung)
Im Sommer 1914 besuchen die Cousins Hugh und Daniel ihre Tante Agatha in East Sussex. Agatha besteht darauf, dass das Säbelrasseln auf dem Balkan unbeachtet verklingen wird. Zudem ist sie mit Wichtigerem beschäftigt: Seit kurzem ist sie Mitglied des örtlichen Schulbeirats und befürwortet die Einstellung einer weiblichen Lehrkraft. Als Beatrice Nash in der Kleinstadt ankommt, ist schnell klar, dass sie deutlich freidenkender - und attraktiver - ist, als eine Lateinlehrerin es sein sollte. Beatrices ganze Energie fließt in ihre Schriftstellerei und in das Entmutigen möglicher Heiratskan didaten. Doch Daniels Charme und Hughs nobler Charakter lassen sie in ihrer Haltung schwanken. Mit Ausbruch des Krieges findet der idyllische Sommer ein jähes Ende.
Helen Simonson (Author), Cathlen Gawlich (Narrator)
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The Summer Before the War: A Novel
The bestselling author of Major Pettigrews Last Stand returns with a breathtaking novel of love on the eve of World War I that reaches far beyond the small English town in which it is set. East Sussex, 1914. It is the end of Englands brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the weather has never been so beautiful. Hugh Grange, down from his medical studies, is visiting his Aunt Agatha, who lives with her husband in the small, idyllic coastal town of Rye. Agathas husband works in the Foreign Office, and she is certain he will ensure that the recent saber rattling over the Balkans wont come to anything. And Agatha has more immediate concerns; she has just risked her carefully built reputation by pushing for the appointment of a woman to replace the Latin master. When Beatrice Nash arrives with one trunk and several large crates of books, it is clear she is significantly more freethinking - and attractive - than anyone believes a Latin teacher should be. For her part, mourning the death of her beloved father, who has left her penniless, Beatrice simply wants to be left alone to pursue her teaching and writing. But just as Beatrice comes alive to the beauty of the Sussex landscape and the colorful characters who populate Rye, the perfect summer is about to end. For despite Agathas reassurances, the unimaginable is coming. Soon the limits of progress, and the old ways, will be tested as this small Sussex town and its inhabitants go to war. Advance praise for The Summer Before the War "At once haunting and effervescent, The Summer Before the War demonstrates the sure hand of a master. Helen Simonsons characters enchant us, her English countryside beguiles us, and her historical intelligence keeps us at the edge of our seats. This luminous story of a family, a town, and a world in their final moments of innocence is as lingering and lovely as a long summer sunset." - Annie Barrows, author of The Truth According to Us and co-author of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society "Helen Simonson has outdone herself in this radiant follow-up to Major Pettigrews Last Stand. The provincial town of Rye, East Sussex, in the days just before and after the Great War is so vividly drawn it fairly vibrates. The depth and sensitivity with which she weighs the steep costs and delicate bonds of wartime - and not just for the young men in the trenches, but for every changed life and heart - reveal the full mastery of her storytelling. Simonson is like a Jane Austen for our day and age - she is that good - and The Summer Before the War is nothing short of a treasure." - Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife and Circling the Sun "A bright confection of a book morphs into a story of dignity and backbone. . . . This book is beautifully plotted and morally astute." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "This novel is just the ticket for fans of Simonsons debut, Major Pettigrews Last Stand, and for any reader who enjoys leisurely fiction steeped in the British past." - Booklist From the Hardcover edition.
Helen Simonson (Author), Fiona Hardingham (Narrator)
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You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family. Among them is Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired), the unlikely hero of Helen Simonson's wondrous debut. Wry, courtly, opinionated, and completely endearing, Major Pettigrew is one of the most indelible characters in contemporary fiction, and from the very first page of this remarkable novel he will steal your heart.The Major leads a quiet life valuing the proper things that Englishmen have lived by for generations: honor, duty, decorum, and a properly brewed cup of tea. But then his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But village society insists on embracing him as the quintessential local and her as the permanent foreigner. Can their relationship survive the risks one takes when pursuing happiness in the face of culture and tradition? From the Hardcover edition.
Helen Simonson (Author), Peter Altschuler (Narrator)
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