Just For The Summer
- Author Judy Astley
- Narrator Rachel Atkins
- Publisher Transworld
- Run Time 7 hours and 2 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Family life fiction, Humorous fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Love and relationships.
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What to expect
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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
Critics Review
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Her much-loved first novel
Daily Mail -
Oh, what a find! A lovely, funny book
Sarah Harrison
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