Judith Kinghorn

En el verano de 1914 la inocencia de la joven Clarissa Granville está a punto de llegar a su fin. Criada en el lujoso y confortable ambiente de la aristocracia inglesa, Clarissa ha sido bendecida con la abundancia y la felicidad. En vísperas de su decimoséptimo cumpleaños, la propiedad rural de la familia se engalana para celebrar una excitante fiesta. Y es allí, en el escenario de sus juegos de niñez, donde Clarissa ve por primera vez a Tom Cuthberth, el hijo de la ama de llaves. Apuesto, enigmático… y plebeyo, Tom es un hombre decidido a conseguir lo que quiere, y lo que quiere, en el mismo momento en que sus ojos se cruzan con los de ella, es a Clarissa. Pero las rígidas convenciones sociales y la madre de Clarissa maldicen su amor. Cuando las autoridades políticas anuncien el inicio de la Primera Guerra Mundial Clarissa y Tom se verán arrastrados por las terribles circunstancias del momento y tratarán de mantenerse fieles a sí mismos y a un amor que nació al cálido abrigo de un verano que nunca volverá.

THE LAST SUMMER - a sweeping debut, perfect for reading groups and fans of Kate Morton and Downton Abbey

1914, the beginning of a blissful, golden summer...Judith Kinghorns The Last Summer is a dramatic and moving novel set against the heartbreak of the First World War. The perfect read for fans of Kate Morton and Sarra Manning. Epic and enthralling - Woman & Home Clarissa is 17, the world her own. Who would know that this could be the last summer?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, 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 Clarissas friendship deepens, the wider landscape of political life around them is changing, and soon the world - and all that they know - is rocked irrevocably by a war that changes their lives for ever.What readers are saying about The Last Summer:Abeautiful storyof two people who were meant to be together despite all that life throws at themA gripping storyline full of dilemmas, emotions and overwhelmingly moving eventsBeautifully written, compelling, moving & evocative of the era in which it is set. The author deserves every positive accolade

1911. A country house. A long, hot summer. A story of love...From the author of The Snow Globe, comes an absorbing, evocative and rich period drama of buried secrets and lost love in an Edwardian summer. The Memory of Lost Senses is perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Rachel Hore. Witty, clever and compelling, with a beautiful love story at its heart - Jane HarrisWhen a mysterious countess arrives late in life to live at a large, deserted house on the edge of a sleepy Hampshire village, the local tongues start wagging. No one is more intrigued than Cecily Chadwick, idling away the long, hot summer of 1911 with nothing much to do. Cecily is fascinated by the exotic elderly lady and, as she gets to know her, is riveted by her tales of expatriate life on the continent, and of whom she once knew. But the countess is troubled: by her memories, her name, and by anonymous threats to reveal a ruinous secret... It is, she has decided, up to her close friend, a successful novelist who has come to stay for the summer, to put the record straight. For aspiring writer Cecily, the novelists presence only adds to the intrigue and pull of the house. But it is the countesss grandson, Jack, his unanswered questions about his grandmothers past and his desire to know the truth, that draw Cecily further into the tangled web of the countesss life, and the place known as Temple Hill.What readers are saying about The Memory of Lost Senses:Oh, how I loved these characters when the story was lifted from the pages to me, crafted in Judiths clear narrative voiceA story of love, passion and memories - often unreliable - beautifully told with an effortless languorous feel as the history and drama unfoldsA well-structured novel that has been so beautifully written it is well worthy of five stars

«Una lectura gloriosa. Altamente recomendable.»BooksellerEn el verano de 1914 la inocencia de la joven Clarissa Granville está a punto de llegar a su fin.Fatalmente marcada por las rígidas convencion

Eté 1911. Une excentrique comtesse revient vivre dans sa propriété de Temple Hill, au cœur de la campagne anglaise. Elle a lintention de passer lété au manoir pour écrire ses mémoires. Les habitants

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