Three Weeks In The Summer - Couverture souple

Marriner, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0992964849 ISBN 13 : 9780992964849

Editeur : Bluescale Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

A bittersweet coming of age novel
1976 - Richard (16) has finished his exams and a long, hot summer beckons, but his crush on the new girl in town is unrequited. He leaves the stifling suburb to spend time in The New Forest with Dudek, his Czech uncle. Dudek is being cared for by Anika, a vivacious young Czech woman. Anika introduces him to village life and when he meets Jennifer, a girl his age, he finds his attentions torn between them. Teenage emotions and needs are laid bare as relationships with the two girls develop.

The summer’s experiences intensify as forest fires threaten the village and Richard learns more of the events that led to his father’s death. As the summer break ends, Richard has been touched by love and death and understands more of his father’s history.

The story concludes the following New Year when Richard returns to The New Forest, needing to pick up where the summer ended.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Innocence Lost 1976. Richard (16) has finished his exams and a long, hot summer beckons, but his crush on the new girl in town is unrequited. He leaves the stifling suburb to spend time in The New Forest with Dudek, his Czech uncle. Dudek is being cared for by Anika, a vivacious young Czech woman. Anika introduces him to village life and when he meets Jennifer, a girl his age, he finds his attentions torn between them. Teenage emotions and needs are laid bare as relationships with the two girls develop. The summer’s experiences intensify as forest fires threaten the village and Richard learns more of the events that led to his father’s death. As the summer break ends, Richard has been touched by love and death and understands more of his father’s history. The story concludes the following New Year when Richard returns to The New Forest, needing to pick up where the summer ended.

Biographie de l'auteur

Paul grew up in a west London suburb and now lives in Berkshire with his wife and two children. He is passionate about music, sport and, most of all, writing, on which he now concentrates full-time. Paul has written two novels and a collection of stories; his primary literary ambition is that you enjoy reading them while he is hard at work on his next novel (but still finding time to play drums with The Red Sticks and Rags 2 Riches).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bluescale Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0992964849
• ISBN 13: 9780992964849
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 262
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Printed by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg