A Song for Summer

b>Set against the backdrop of gathering war, /b>A Song for Summer b>is an unforgettable love story from master storyteller Eva Ibbotson, with an introduction from /b>b>Ella Risbridger/b>b>./b>When Ellen Carr abandons grey, dreary London to become housekeeper at an experimental school in Austria, she soon knows she's found her calling.Swept into an idyllic world of mountains, music, eccentric teachers and wayward children, Ellen brings order and joy to all around her. But it's the handsome, mysterious gardener, Marek, who intrigues her - Marek, who has a dangerous secret. As Hitler's troops march across Europe, Ellen finds she has promises to keep, even if it means sacrificing her future happiness . . .Discover more of Eva Ibbotson's sweeping historical romances in The Morning Gift and The Secret Countess.

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Ibbotson, as always, manages to transport the reader, if not to a fantasy world, at least to a world full of enchantment, where it seems anything could happen. Her portrayal of all the characters, protagonists and antagonists alike, is fantastically unconventional, and throughout the book, her scene setting is truly perfect . . . Ibbotson is evidently a master at knowing just how much description to put into a scene, and this is what makes the book so special. Children's Books Review Guardian

Product details

• Authors: Eva Ibbotson, Ibbotson Eva
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2019
• EAN: 9781529012248
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-1224-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Eva Ibbotson YA; Eva Ibbotson YA; Aziza's Secret Fairy Door
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Fiction > Narrative literature; austria, Historical romance, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Europe, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / Historical, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, Romance & relationships stories (Children's / Teenage), Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories