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The Last Goodbye

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The long, hot summer of 1976, the last time we had a truly good summer in Britain. Good for some, not good for everyone, especially for farmers; great if you’re young with no ties. Hemlines are going up and England is becoming continental. But the summer will end one day and this is an England at the dawn of a time of change; before the winter of discontent, before Thatcher, just before punk shook up British music… Down in Devon, where the drought is at its worst, boy meets girl, boy shouldn't have met girl.

Stella Drake, a farmer’s daughter, now living in London and working for the BBC, decides she can't marry her fiancé Andrew, a newly qualified Doctor. One night, towards the end of the hot summer they fight and agree to a trial separation, although Stella knows it should be for good. Escaping to her family home in Devon, Drake’s Farm by name but now a Bed and Breakfast, she begins the task of dismantling a wedding. There, she meets David, a guest at the B&B, passing through.

David, 18, gauche, naïve, is running away from his home, his divorcing parents, his exam results, the Reading Festival and an ex-girlfriend. He meets Stella and falls for her; love at first sight.

But Stella's family history and her own past haunt her constantly. Decisions made by ancestors, some long dead, are catching up with her, forcing her to make her own choices, many of them misguided. One decision, made by long-dead, great Uncle Zachary, on the 3rd July 1916 at the Battle of the Somme, has placed such an obligation on Stella, her Aunt Bee and the previous generations, that Stella’s marriage to an unsuitable man seems to be her only option.

Shying away from the pressure, Stella finds David a welcome distraction. She decides to take advantage of his obvious attraction to her. So, as the relentless sun shines down, Stella and David begin a secret and passionate love affair. But rain and retribution are on their way. Nothing will ever be the same again when the summer ends.

Language: English

Pages: 332

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Martin Brown

Release: September 29, 2013

The Last Goodbye

0/5 ( ratings)

The long, hot summer of 1976, the last time we had a truly good summer in Britain. Good for some, not good for everyone, especially for farmers; great if you’re young with no ties. Hemlines are going up and England is becoming continental. But the summer will end one day and this is an England at the dawn of a time of change; before the winter of discontent, before Thatcher, just before punk shook up British music… Down in Devon, where the drought is at its worst, boy meets girl, boy shouldn't have met girl.

Stella Drake, a farmer’s daughter, now living in London and working for the BBC, decides she can't marry her fiancé Andrew, a newly qualified Doctor. One night, towards the end of the hot summer they fight and agree to a trial separation, although Stella knows it should be for good. Escaping to her family home in Devon, Drake’s Farm by name but now a Bed and Breakfast, she begins the task of dismantling a wedding. There, she meets David, a guest at the B&B, passing through.

David, 18, gauche, naïve, is running away from his home, his divorcing parents, his exam results, the Reading Festival and an ex-girlfriend. He meets Stella and falls for her; love at first sight.

But Stella's family history and her own past haunt her constantly. Decisions made by ancestors, some long dead, are catching up with her, forcing her to make her own choices, many of them misguided. One decision, made by long-dead, great Uncle Zachary, on the 3rd July 1916 at the Battle of the Somme, has placed such an obligation on Stella, her Aunt Bee and the previous generations, that Stella’s marriage to an unsuitable man seems to be her only option.

Shying away from the pressure, Stella finds David a welcome distraction. She decides to take advantage of his obvious attraction to her. So, as the relentless sun shines down, Stella and David begin a secret and passionate love affair. But rain and retribution are on their way. Nothing will ever be the same again when the summer ends.

Language: English

Pages: 332

Format: Kindle Edition

Publisher: Martin Brown

Release: September 29, 2013

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