A Song for Summer

SKU: 9781035047109
Picador Song for Summer. by Eva Ibbotson

A Song for Summer

SKU: 9781035047109
Author: Eva Ibbotson
Paperback·Ages 18+·Historical Fiction
Spice: No spice
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At a glance

💖 Tone
Warm, witty, tender
⚡ Pace
Medium, flowing
🌫️ Vibes
Cooking, progressive school, brighter future
👑 Themes
Passion, ambition, love, belonging
🧠 Mind Game
Charming, light
🌶️ Spice Level
None – clean, old-fashioned romance
🔥 Hook
Ellen Carr is raised to be an intellectual but wants to cook beautiful food, and leaves grey London for a very different life.
👀 Perfect For
Fans of Georgette Heyer, Dodie Smith, Rosamunde Pilcher
📖 Readers Who’ll Love This
Readers who love cosy historical romance with food, charm, and a hopeful tone
Ellen Carr is raised to be an intellectual - but what she really wants to do is cook beautiful food. So Ellen is thrilled to leave behind the grey drizzle of London and start her first job - as a housekeeper at the Hallendorf School of Music, Drama and Dance. Deep in the idyllic Austrian countryside she finds an eccentrically magical world occupied by wild children, experimental dancers, a tortoise on wheels and a mysterious young gardener called Marek. But outside this paradise, Hitler's Reich is casting its menacing shadow over Europe...

Book details

Format
Paperback
Reading age
18+
Pages
424
Publisher
Picador
Published
10 July 2025
Language
English
ISBN
9781035047109

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