The Butterfly Summer

Heart-stopping and wonderful . . . an epic, sweeping, romantic story told brilliantly Sophie Kinsella

It begins and ends with Keepsake, the house that holds its shadows too tightly.


Nina Parrs mother has lied to her for most of her life. But when Nina inherits Keepsake, a long-forgotten house in Cornwall, she pieces together a sad truth that reaches back to the outbreak of war in the 1930s. A must-read for fans of Kate Morton and Santa Montefiore.

What magic is this?

You follow the hidden creek towards a long-forgotten house.

They call it Keepsake, a place full of wonder . . . and danger. Locked inside the crumbling elegance of its walls lies the story of the Butterfly Summer, a story youve been waiting all your life to hear.

This house is Nina Parrs birthright. It holds the truth about her family - and a chance to put everything right at last.

Two things happen when you are a Parr girl: when you are ten, you are told about your future role.

The second thing that a Parr girl at some point must learn is harder to tell of.

It is a dark work indeed, the business of this house, hidden from the world.

Praise for The Butterfly Summer:

A crumbling house in Cornwall and a family with lots of secrets are brought to life by the evocative writing in The Butterfly SummerGood Housekeeping

A delightfully engrossing readRed

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Loved itGill Hornby

Great characters, gorge house, intriguing mystery, whats not to love?!Lucy Diamond

Multi-layered, heartbreaking and as beautiful as a butterfly wingVeronica Henry

Harriet Evans writing is just perfectLindas Book Bag

Why readers loved THE BUTTERFLY SUMMER:

Harriet Evans always makes me feel a part of the lives of the characters I am reading. I loved this story, I smiled to myself, laughed, felt angry and at times very sad and indeed sobbed ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Beautiful, heart-wrenching, epic, powerful ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Fabulous story, kept me gripped throughout ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐