{"product_id":"the-last-summer-karen-swan","title":"The Last Summer (Karen Swan)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Meticulously researched and beautifully told . . . a wonderfully satisfying read' \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003cb\u003eSanta Montefiore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Historical Fiction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummer on St Kilda - a wild, remote Scottish island. In the 1930s, two strangers from drastically different worlds meet . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWild-spirited Effie Gillies has lived all her life on the small island of St Kilda. But when Lord Sholto, heir to the Earl of Dumfries, visits, the attraction between them is instant. For one glorious week she guides the handsome young visitor around the isle, falling in love for the first time - until a storm hits and her world falls apart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree months later, St Kilda lays silent as the islanders are evacuated for a better life on the mainland. With her friends and family scattered, Effie is surprised to be offered a position working on the Earl's estate. Sholto is back in her life but their differences now seem insurmountable, even as the simmering tension between them grows . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen, when a shocking discovery is made back on St Kilda, all her dreams for this bright new life are threatened by the dark secrets Effie and her friends thought they had left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOpposites attract in this epic and spellbinding novel, which transports us from the untamed beauty of St Kilda to the glamour and intrigues of high society in the 1930s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Summer\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in the Wild Isle series by \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller Karen Swan, inspired by the true history of St Kilda and its small island community. It is followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Hours\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The most exciting, enchanting and evocative story of forbidden love I've ever read. I truly loved it' \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e Cathy Bramley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful writing and a wonderful premise make this a novel you'll simultaneously want to savour and race through. I loved it' \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e Jill Mansell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A delicious romantic tale of wild 1930s Scotland . . . perfect for everyone dreaming of summer' \u003c\/b\u003e-\u003cb\u003e Rachel Hore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eKaren Swan is the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e top three bestselling author and her novels sell all over the world. She writes two books each year - one for the summer period and one for the Christmas season. Previous summer titles include \u003ci\u003eThe Spanish Promise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hidden Beach\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Path\u003c\/i\u003e and for winter, \u003ci\u003eChristmas at Tiffany's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Christmas Secret\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTogether by Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer books are known for their evocative locations and Karen sees travel as vital research for each story. She loves to set deep, complicated love stories within twisting plots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer historical series called The Wild Isle, is based upon the dramatic evacuation of the Scottish island St Kilda in the summer of 1930.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 512 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65798553010525,"sku":"K096193105","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9619310500001A.jpg?v=1788430114","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-last-summer-karen-swan","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}