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One Summer (Hardcover)

by Rachel Billington (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Orion (16 Mar 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752868535
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752868530
  • Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16.2 x 3.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,062,490 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'One Summer is a real emotional roller-coaster of a read, and Billington expertly sustains the suspense.'

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'Writing with grace and unflinching intensity, Billington acknowledges the complexity of cause and effect in a novel that is as much about the sufferings of expiation as the joys of passion.' (SUNDAY TIMES )

'One Summer is a real emotional roller-coaster of a read, and Billington expertly sustains the suspense.' (DAILY MAIL )

'A heady literary cocktail that hurtles towards its tragic denouement with this author's characteristic flair.' (EASY LIVING )

'...heightened emotionalism worthy of Iris Murdoch...prose that is supple and lyrical but never self-indulgent.' (Matthew Dennison SPECTATOR )

'This great romance reads like a thriller.' (BELLA )

'Billington handles the tension well and her main characters are well-formed... intense, brooding and self-destructive.' (DAILY TELEGRAPH )

'An unusual and compelling story.' (LANCASHIRE EVENING POST )

'Predictably good storytelling from Billington' (BELFAST TELEGRAPH )

'I thoroughly enjoyed this book... the characters are totally believable. The countryside and the weather are beautifully described and the evocation of the gardens of the house in masterly. I can strongly recommend this.' (NEW BOOKS MAG )

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4.0 out of 5 stars Riveting, 5 Feb 2009
By F. M. M. Stott - See all my reviews
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Of course, I have always known about Rachel Billington, but never got round to reading any of her (17) novels. What a delight, then, to discover this. One Summer is a riveting tale of love and tragedy, alternating between 1990 (when the love affair takes place) and 2004 (when the aftermath is revealed). The novel is cleverly constructed so that while the reader knows early on that there is at least one major tragedy affecting the lives of the main protagonists and their families, it is not until the end that the nature of the tragedy is revealed. This, and the assured and fluent story-telling keep the reader guessing and turning the pages right until the very end. Billington is an accomplished and experienced writer, and I look forward very much to reading more of her work.
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