The Butterfly Summer The Butterfly Summer

The Butterfly Summer

The heartstopping story of family, secrets and inheritance from the Sunday Times bestselling author

    • 4.3 • 50 Ratings
    • £2.99

Publisher Description

'Heart-stopping and wonderful . . . an epic, sweeping, romantic story told brilliantly' Sophie Kinsella

It begins and ends with Keepsake, the house that holds its shadows too tightly.


Nina Parr's mother has lied to her for most of her life. But when Nina inherits Keepsake, a long-forgotten house in Cornwall, she pieces together a sad truth that reaches back to the outbreak of war in the 1930s. A must-read for fans of Kate Morton and Santa Montefiore.

What magic is this?

You follow the hidden creek towards a long-forgotten house.

They call it Keepsake, a place full of wonder . . . and danger. Locked inside the crumbling elegance of its walls lies the story of the Butterfly Summer, a story you've been waiting all your life to hear.

This house is Nina Parr's birthright. It holds the truth about her family - and a chance to put everything right at last.

Two things happen when you are a Parr girl: when you are ten, you are told about your future role.

The second thing that a Parr girl at some point must learn is harder to tell of.

It is a dark work indeed, the business of this house, hidden from the world.


Praise for The Butterfly Summer:

'A crumbling house in Cornwall and a family with lots of secrets are brought to life by the evocative writing in The Butterfly Summer' Good Housekeeping

'A delightfully engrossing read' Red

'Gorgeous' Stylist

'Loved it' Gill Hornby

'Great characters, gorge house, intriguing mystery, what's not to love?!' Lucy Diamond

'Multi-layered, heartbreaking and as beautiful as a butterfly wing' Veronica Henry

'Harriet Evans' writing is just perfect' Linda's Book Bag

Why readers loved THE BUTTERFLY SUMMER:

'Harriet Evans always makes me feel a part of the lives of the characters I am reading. I loved this story, I smiled to myself, laughed, felt angry and at times very sad and indeed sobbed' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Beautiful, heart-wrenching, epic, powerful' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Fabulous story, kept me gripped throughout' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2016
19 May
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
480
Pages
PUBLISHER
Headline
SIZE
15.1
MB

Customer Reviews

Mrs O the 2nd ,

An absolutely fabulous read

I’ve not read any other books from this author this was the first but it certainly won’t be the last. This book is gorgeous! It had me enthralled from start to finish, I didn’t wand it to end. I was totally immersed in all the story lines and characters. I will now have seek out more titles from her.

B0udicca ,

A new favourite

I’ve been working my way through this authors books and devoured this one in a single sitting

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