The Last Summer: A wild, romantic tale of opposites attract . . . (The Wild Isle Series Book 1)

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The Last Summer: A wild, romantic tale of opposites attract . . . (The Wild Isle Series Book 1)

The Last Summer: A wild, romantic tale of opposites attract . . . (The Wild Isle Series Book 1)

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Such delightful writing, this book has everything! Romance, history, mystery, period drama, comedy & lots lots more.... (Warnings re sexual harassment & animal death). Dinsdag 14 maart '23 stond voor mij in het teken van de verschijning van 'Het wilde eiland', van Karen Swan, het allereerste deel in haar gloednieuwe, gelijknamige en vooral historische reeks. Ik mocht van de uitgeverij al een exemplaar ontvangen en ik kan je zeggen: de auteur stelt wederom niet teleur! I loved the author’s vivid descriptions of St Hilda which told of a very different life to the one I know. The author writes the book so I felt like I was actually there scaling the cliffs and hunting for birds alongside Effy. I was so intrigued that I spent a lot of time googling the Isle to see how it looked in real life. I doubt I’d have been able to cope with the harsh life there but it was interesting to live it through Effy. The description of the house and the community there amongst the servants was also really wonderful. I loved following Effy as she adjusted to life at the house and made new friends. The book is in two parts, following the life of eighteen year old Effie before and after the evacuation from the island in 1930.

Swan's earlier novels are largely contemporary in which he carefully introduces another story that begins in the past. "The Last Summer" is entirely historical fiction, but I enjoyed it just as much. I've read several of the author's previous novels and I love the way she combines romance and a bit of mystery with a strong sense of place. In this case, I was pleased to learn about the evacuation of the island of St. Kilda. Wild-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. Santa Montefiore, author of An Italian Girl in Brooklyn This sweeping love story gripped us from the start, so we can’t wait for the next in the series. Best historical romance of 2022 Powerful writing and a wonderful premise make this a novel you’ll simultaneously want to savour and race through. I loved it and can’t wait for the next in the series!' – Jill Mansell As in her previous novels, the setting is wonderful, created and told with such detail that there is no doubting the meticulous research the author has carried out. One of the reasons I'm drawn to her novels is her attention to details and this novel is no different.

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Karen Swan has delivered the perfect forbidden love story with the two protagonists separated by powerful class boundaries that seemed insurmountable. Not only shops and trees but new rules and discrimination never known to Effy before and yes she causes chaos!

Life is hard for the villagers on the island but it's the only life 18 year old Effie Gillies has known. Effie is wild and determined she has had to work as hard as the men to help support her ailing father. The book tells the story through the eyes of Effie Gillies, a beautiful but wild teenager whose strength and will captures the attention of Lord Sholto. The Lord, along with his father, the Earl of Dumfries, visit the island to relax, just before the evacuation. She becomes their guide, her knowledge and understanding of birds capturing the earl's attention and admiration. It is his son, however, who finds her more than a source of information, and his attention becomes irresistible to Effie. The two fall in love, but circumstances force them to separate. There’s a little in this for everyone – there’s a mystery that runs through the second half of the story, where someone meets their demise and there are investigations into it. There’s also a bit of romance although I’m not really sure about that portion of the story. I actually thought a much better match for Effie came from one of the men working for the Earl, as I never really warmed to the one that seemed to be end game. I just really didn’t like the way Effie was treated at certain stages and felt like the excuses for such things were very poor (but to be honest, probably not unrealistic). Set on the remote island of Hirta in the St Kilda archipelago in the months leading up to the 1930 evacuation of the villagers to the mainland of Scotland. Swan uses real events to weave a fictitious tale of resilience. Summer on St Kilda – a wild, remote Scottish island. In the 1930s, t wo strangers from drastically different worlds meet . . .

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Waar dat mee te maken heeft? Met twee dingen: de schrijfstijl van Karen Swan die ervoor zorgt dat alle beschrijvingen van het prachtige eiland tot leven komt en de unieke karakters. Je volgt namelijk de onverschrokken, dappere en eigenzinnige Effie die haar hele leven tot nu toe heeft doorgebracht op het afgelegen eiland St. Kilda - ver weg van de buitenwereld en de ontwikkelingen die zich op het vasteland hebben afgespeeld (zoals de Industriële Revolutie). Maar dan komt de rijke en vooral enorm aantrekkelijke Lord Soltho op het eiland, die haar hart voor het eerst in haar leven sneller laat kloppen.



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