Bibliograph

The summer before the war, a novel, Helen Simonson

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The summer before the war, a novel, Helen Simonson

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

The summer before the war

Medium

sound recording audiobook CD

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Responsibility statement

Helen Simonson

Sub title

a novel

Summary

East Sussex, 1914. It is the end of England’s brief Edwardian summer, and everyone agrees that the weather has never been so beautiful. Hugh Grange, down from his medical studies, is visiting his Aunt Agatha, who lives with her husband in the small, idyllic coastal town of Rye. Agatha’s husband works in the Foreign Office, and she is certain he will ensure that the recent saber rattling over the Balkans won’t come to anything. And Agatha has more immediate concerns; she has just risked her carefully built reputation by pushing for the appointment of a woman to replace the Latin master

Target audience

adult

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