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Just For The Summer
- Author
- Judy Astley
- Narrator
- Rachel Atkins
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Publish Date
- 23 December 2010
- Run Time
- 7 hours 2 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Family life fiction / Stories about family, Humorous fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: identity / belonging, Narrative theme: coming of age
What to expect
Brought to you by Penguin.
Every July, the lucky owners of Cornish holiday homes set off for their annual break. They close up their desirable semis in smartish London suburbs - having turned off the Aga and turned on the burglar alarm - and look forward to a carefree, restful, somehow more fulfilling summer.
Clare is more than usually ready for her holiday. Her daughter, Miranda, is hitting adolescence bigtime, and her husband Jack is harbouring unsettling thoughts of a change in lifestyle. No wonder that Clare is contemplating a bit of extra-marital adventure, possibly with Eliot, the successful, heavy-drinking author in the adjoining holiday property.
Unexpected disasters occur, revelations are made and, as the summer ends, real life will never be quite the same again.
© Judy Astley 1994 (P) Penguin Audio 2010
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Her much-loved first novel
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Oh, what a find! A lovely, funny book
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Details
- Author
- Judy Astley
- Narrator
- Rachel Atkins
- Duration
- 7 hours 2 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 December 2010
- ISBN
- 9781407082363
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Transworld
- Genre
- Family life fiction / Stories about family, Humorous fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: love / relationships, Narrative theme: interior life / psychological fiction, Narrative theme: identity / belonging, Narrative theme: coming of age
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin.Every July, the lucky owners of Cornish holiday homes set off for their annual break. They close up their desirable semis in smartish London suburbs - having turned off the Aga and turned on the burglar alarm - and look forward to a carefree, restful, somehow more fulfilling summer.Clare is more than usually ready for her holiday. Her daughter, Miranda, is hitting adolescence bigtime, and her husband Jack is harbouring unsettling thoughts of a change in lifestyle. No wonder that Clare is contemplating a bit of extra-marital adventure, possibly with Eliot, the successful, heavy-drinking author in the adjoining holiday property.Unexpected disasters occur, revelations are made and, as the summer ends, real life will never be quite the same again.© Judy Astley 1994 (P) Penguin Audio 2010
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