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The perfect summer read from a glorious voice in commercial literary fiction.
Beth Lowe has been sent a parcel. Inside is a letter informing her that her long-estranged mother has died, and a scrapbook Beth has never seen before. Entitled The Book of Summers, it's stuffed with photographs and mementos complied by her mother to record the seven glorious childhood summers Beth spent in rural Hungary.
It was a time when she trod the tightrope between separated parents and two very different countries; her bewitching but imperfect Hungarian mother and her gentle, reticent English father; the dazzling house of a Hungarian artist and an empty-feeling cottage in deepest Devon. And it was a time that came to the most brutal of ends the year Beth turned sixteen.
Since then, Beth hasn't allowed herself to think about those years of her childhood. But the arrival of The Book of Summers brings the past tumbling back into the present; as vivid, painful and vital as ever.
About the Author
Emylia Hall was born in 1978 and grew up in the Devon countryside, the daughter of an English artist and a Hungarian quilt-maker. After studying at York University and in Lausanne, Switzerland, Emylia spent five years working in a London ad agency, before moving to the French Alps. It was there that she began to write. Emylia now lives in Bristol with her husband, also an author. The Book of Summers her first novel, and is inspired by evocative memories of childhood holidays spent in rural Hungary.
Beth Lowe has been sent a parcel. Inside is a letter informing her that her long-estranged mother has died, and a scrapbook Beth has never seen before. Entitled The Book of Summers, it's stuffed with photographs and mementos complied by her mother to record the seven glorious childhood summers Beth spent in rural Hungary.
It was a time when she trod the tightrope between separated parents and two very different countries; her bewitching but imperfect Hungarian mother and her gentle, reticent English father; the dazzling house of a Hungarian artist and an empty-feeling cottage in deepest Devon. And it was a time that came to the most brutal of ends the year Beth turned sixteen.
Since then, Beth hasn't allowed herself to think about those years of her childhood. But the arrival of The Book of Summers brings the past tumbling back into the present; as vivid, painful and vital as ever.
About the Author
Emylia Hall was born in 1978 and grew up in the Devon countryside, the daughter of an English artist and a Hungarian quilt-maker. After studying at York University and in Lausanne, Switzerland, Emylia spent five years working in a London ad agency, before moving to the French Alps. It was there that she began to write. Emylia now lives in Bristol with her husband, also an author. The Book of Summers her first novel, and is inspired by evocative memories of childhood holidays spent in rural Hungary.
Industry Reviews
A charming debut novel - Woman's OwnA vivid coming-of-age story - Woman & HomeA compelling coming-of-age story with a superb twist - Easy LivingEmylia Hall creates an enchanting and vivid picture of Beth's summers in rural Hungary... It's an addictive read and an amazing debut for Emylia Hall - www.cosmopolitan.co.ukFab debut about a woman reliving the summers she spent in rural Hungary - HeatHeartfelt and evocative... all we need now is for summer to finally arrive - GraziaFantastically evocative and sun-drenched with a twist, it's guaranteed a place on our summer holiday reading list - www.stylist.co.ukEnchantingly evocative - Marie Claire
ISBN: 9780755390854
ISBN-10: 0755390857
Published: 24th May 2012
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 352
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Headline
Country of Publication: GB
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 2.3 x 13 x 19.8
Weight (kg): 0.24
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