One Last Summer by Victoria Connelly -Womens fiction
Lisa and Audrey have been invited by their long time friend Harrie to spend a summer
holiday at a converted priory she has treated them to. They met 27 years ago and have
not met up for the last six but have kept in touch. Harrie has a secret, one she wants
to tell them but not until she has to as it will change the whole equilibrium. They have a
housekeeper and there is a restorer on the property, a chap who Harrie is finding herself
drawn to. They spend their days catching up and reliving the past , enjoying their beautiful
surroundings.Lisa is into her yoga and tempts the gardener into trying it for his injured back.
Audrey can’t stop working and disappears home for a few days and gets more than the
work she anticipated. Harrie invites her daughter over to stay wit the group and this tips
the balance. I liked Harrie. She was calm and in control in a very difficult situation.
She thought of others over herself. The others had their strengths and weaknesses
as we all do and found the best in each other.This is a poignant and evocative
emotional read which is beautifully written. The pages almost disappeared
between my fingers as I got so immersed in the story, I was almost at the end
before I knew it. One of those reads to take you to another place.
One to smile at, one to shed a tear. A truly wonderful read.
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Blurb
They have the whole summer ahead of them. Is it enough to rekindle the friendship they once shared?
Harriet Greenleaf dreams of spending the summer in a beautiful ancient priory on the Somerset coast with her two best friends—but her dream is bittersweet. On the one hand, it’s a chance to reconnect three lives that have drifted apart; on the other, she has a devastating secret to share that will change everything between them forever.
First to arrive is Audrey—the workaholic who’s heading for a heart attack unless she slows down and makes time for herself. Then Lisa, the happy-go-lucky flirt who’s always struggled to commit to anyone—or anything. Ever the optimist, can Harriet remind them of the joy in their lives and the importance of celebrating good friendship before it’s gone?
Through the highs and lows of a long, glorious summer, these three women will rediscover what it means to be there for each other—before they face the hardest of goodbyes.
Author Biography
Victoria Connelly studied English literature at Worcester University, got married in a medieval castle in the Yorkshire Dales and now lives in rural Suffolk with her artist husband, a young springer spaniel and a flock of ex-battery hens.
She is the author of two bestselling series, Austen Addicts and The Book Lovers, as well as many other novels and novellas. Her first published novel, Flights of Angels, was made into a film in 2008 by Ziegler Films in Germany. The Runaway Actress was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s Romantic Comedy Novel award.
Ms Connelly loves books, films, walking, historic buildings and animals. If she isn’t at her keyboard writing, she can usually be found in her garden, with either a trowel in her hand or a hen on her lap.
Her website is www.victoriaconnelly.com where readers can download a free novella.
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