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In the Summertime by Maeve Haran #Review
Travel today to the South Downs for Maeve Haran's latest novel, In the Summertime which was published by Pan on 8th June.
Filled with wit, warmth and sunshine, In the Summertime
by Maeve Haran has all the things we love about a seaside England in
the sun making us realize you don’t have to go abroad to find romance
and adventure.
With her marriage falling apart and her longed-for holiday
cancelled, Georgina Greenhills gets an unexpected offer: a holiday in
the small seaside town nestling in the beautiful South Downs where she
grew up. There is only one catch: she must try and solve the mystery of
the valuable antiques disappearing from the remote manor house belonging
to an old lady called Maudie.
Gina gathers her childhood
friends, scatty Ruth and feisty Eve, to help her. In the middle of a
blazing summer they swim, sunbathe and share cocktails as they watch the
sun sparkling on the sea, and Gina realizes how much she missed them
and how happy she is to be back here in the summertime. Not least
because of bumping into Daniel Napier, her shy and awkward teenage
dancing partner, now an alarmingly attractive man. Although there is the
small problem of his annoying girlfriend.
As Gina tries to solve
the mystery at the manor and wonders how to get rid of the girlfriend,
an even bigger secret emerges that will take all their skill and
experience to resolve.
My Thoughts
This is a lovely mixture of romance, mystery and humour. Set in a provincial coastal town, there is a warm and uplifting tone throughout. The characters are varied and delineated so that each emerges with their own personality intact.
Gina returns to her hometown and is surprised at the changes which she can see but also the feeling of familiarity and safety she senses. Romance in middle age is under the microscope as some of the characters try to tread a path through family dynamics. I can see potential for future books, with Gina’s friends able to carry their own story. I am sure that this will be a good addition to any summer holiday reading list.
In short: friends and lovers
About the Author
She has three grown-up children and divides her time between North London and a cottage in the lovely Cuckmere Valley in East Sussex.
You can follow Maeve here: Twitter
Book link: Amazon UK
Thanks to Maeve Haran, Pan and Anne Cater of Random Things Tours for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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