When a mysterious countess arrives late in life to live in a large house on the outskirts of a beautiful Hampshire village, the local tongues start wagging. No one is more intrigued than Cecily Chadwick, idling away the long, hot summer of 1911 with nothing much to do. Cecily is deeply fascinated by the exotic elderly lady, and as she gets to know her, is riveted by the tales of her life on the continent. And when she meets Jack, the Countess's grandson, she realises that there is much more to both of them than meets the eye and that there are long hidden secrets still to be revealed...
Judith Kinghorn was born in Northumberland and lives in Hampshire. Her debut novel, THE LAST SUMMER, a must for any Downtown Abbey fan, was published by Headline in 2012 and is now available in paperback.
Author: Judith Kinghorn
Format: Paperback, 384 pages, 155mm x 233mm, 508 g
Published: 2013, Headline Publishing Group, United Kingdom
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
When a mysterious countess arrives late in life to live in a large house on the outskirts of a beautiful Hampshire village, the local tongues start wagging. No one is more intrigued than Cecily Chadwick, idling away the long, hot summer of 1911 with nothing much to do. Cecily is deeply fascinated by the exotic elderly lady, and as she gets to know her, is riveted by the tales of her life on the continent. And when she meets Jack, the Countess's grandson, she realises that there is much more to both of them than meets the eye and that there are long hidden secrets still to be revealed...
Judith Kinghorn was born in Northumberland and lives in Hampshire. Her debut novel, THE LAST SUMMER, a must for any Downtown Abbey fan, was published by Headline in 2012 and is now available in paperback.