Summer's Last Retreat
Aug 2017 · Canelo
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In a Welsh coastal village, a poverty-stricken girl sells fish to support her family and yearns for the boy she loves, from the author of The Posthorn Inn.
On the wild and restless Welsh coast in the early years of the nineteenth century, in the village called Mumbles, illegal smuggling is a necessary evil if the community is to survive. As a year passes, the village must come together to battle against poverty and the Excise men.
But that’s not all that goes on beneath the rugged cliffs, and it’s the last thing on the mind of young fisher girl Olwen, who is enraptured by the powerful eyes and hidden strength of the orphan they call Barrass. Will Olwen ever be able to claim him as her own, or will his dubious past catch up with them?
In Summer’s Last Retreat, Grace Thompson brilliantly captures the beauty of first love and sorrow with a gentle humor, a cast of romantic characters, and a stirring background of smugglers and the sea.
On the wild and restless Welsh coast in the early years of the nineteenth century, in the village called Mumbles, illegal smuggling is a necessary evil if the community is to survive. As a year passes, the village must come together to battle against poverty and the Excise men.
But that’s not all that goes on beneath the rugged cliffs, and it’s the last thing on the mind of young fisher girl Olwen, who is enraptured by the powerful eyes and hidden strength of the orphan they call Barrass. Will Olwen ever be able to claim him as her own, or will his dubious past catch up with them?
In Summer’s Last Retreat, Grace Thompson brilliantly captures the beauty of first love and sorrow with a gentle humor, a cast of romantic characters, and a stirring background of smugglers and the sea.
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About the author
Grace Thompson is a much-loved Welsh author of saga and romance novels, and a mainstay of libraries throughout the United Kingdom and beyond.
Born and raised in South Wales, she is the author of numerous series, including the Valley series, the Pendragon Island series, and the Badger’s Brook series. She published her 42nd novel shortly after celebrating her 80th birthday, and continues to live in Swansea.
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