Summer Secrets: A heart-warming drama set in Cornwall

By Jean Stubbs

Book Overview

A moving tale of love, loss and self-discovery Perfect for fans of Liz Fenwick, Barbara Taylor Bradford, Fern Britton and Phillipa Ashley.

Can Marina's seaside idyll mend her broken heart?

Cornwall, 1975

Distraught after the death of her young daughter, Marina Meredith craves nothing more than solitude.

With her son Joshua struggling to accept losing his twin, and her husband Giles refusing to discuss the tragedy, her home life feels intolerable.

In desperation Marina flees to a tiny cottage in Cornwall, hoping to grieve in peace, but is dismayed when a family of holidaymakers seem intent on taking her under their wing.

Reluctantly at first, she allows herself to be coaxed into the Gage family's charmed circle. As she and Joshua blossom under the Cornish sun, Marina discovers new friendships and a closer bond with her son.

But just as life seems to be looking up, she finds herself confused over her husband's strange behaviour ... and at risk of being swept away by charismatic actor Conrad Gage.

And when a shattering secret reveals itself, she soon finds herself questioning everything she thought she knew...

Summer Secrets is a compelling saga of grief, family life and learning to love again with a supernatural twist. It is set on the atmospheric Lizard peninsular in Cornwall.

'A real gem ... A truly remarkable tale, exquisitely written.' - Booklist

'A rich, beautifully devised family history ... It will make you cry and laugh ... just like real life.' - Prima

'Moving and gripping ... full of memorable characters and surprises.' - Kirkus Reviews

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1800554435
• ISBN13: 9781800554436
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Sapere Books
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Storyline ....

Here's the more detailed description of the book from it's back cover: "They came together one summer ... and discovered what it meant to be alive. A JOURNEY FROM LOSS TO LOVE -- To the sun-bathed coves of Cornwal, Marina Meredith came with her only son, her grief over a tragic loss, and the pain of a marriage as rocky as the rugged Cornish coast. A JOURNEY FROM PAIN TO PASSION -- Into a summer-bright swirl of feasts and fairs and long days on secluded beaches, Meredity reawakens to the promise of life, the restoring magic of friends, and the unexpected challenges of a dynamic man's love. A TRIUMPHANT CELEBRATION OF LIFE -- Jean Stubbs, a storyteller of immense insight and power, invites you on an unforgettable odyssey of painful endings and bright beginnings, of hurtful secrets and redeeming love. SUMMER SECRETS -- a moving novel of discovery as involving as life itself, she takes us to the places of the heart where we all live."