A song for summer

Title:

A song for summer

Author:

Ibbotson, Eva

ISBN:

9781447280040

Personal Author:

Ibbotson, Eva

Publication Information:

London : Macmillan, 2015.

Physical Description:

423 pages ; 20 cm.

General Note:

First published in Great Britain 1997 by Arrow Books.

Abstract:

When Ellen Carr abandons grey, dreary London to become housekeeper at an experimental school in Austria, she finds her destiny. Swept into an idyllic world of mountains, music, eccentric teachers and wayward children, Ellen brings order and joy to all around her. But it's the handsome, mysterious gardener, Marek, who intrigues her - Marek, who has a dangerous secret. As Hitler's troops spread across Europe, Ellen has promises to keep, even if they mean she must sacrifice her future happiness. An unforgettable love story from the author of Journey to the River Sea and The Star of Kazan.

Reading Level:

Teen.

Genre:

Historical fiction.

Love stories.

Format:

Books

Document ID:

SD_ILS:1511851

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Summary

A Song for Summer is a witty, enchanting and hugely satisfying love story by a master storyteller.When Ellen Carr abandons grey, dreary London to become housekeeper at an experimental school in Austria, she finds her destiny.Swept into an idyllic world of mountains, music, eccentric teachers and wayward children, Ellen brings order and joy to all around her. But it's the handsome, mysterious gardener, Marek, who intrigues her - Marek, who has a dangerous secret. As Hitler's troops spread across Europe, Ellen has promises to keep, even if they mean she must sacrifice her future happiness . . .A Song for Summer is an unforgettable love story from Eva Ibbotson, the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea and The Star of Kazan.

Author Notes

Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came to power. Ibbotson wrote more than twenty books for children and young adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in the UK, including the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Eva's critically acclaimed Journey to the River Sea won the Smarties Gold Medal in 2001. Set in the Amazon, it was written in honour of her deceased husband Alan, a former naturalist. Imaginative and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star of Kazan and A Song for Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle on 20 October 2010. Her final book, One Boy and His Dog, was published in May 2011.