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The Summer of the Spanish Woman

(1977)
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A gripping page-turner about family pride, forbidden love, secrets and lies, spanning the First World War and the Spanish Civil War.

Early 1900s, Ireland. A tragic accident forces Charlotte Drummond to start a new life in Spain. Once there, the secrets of her grandfather's early life and the mystery of “the Summer of the Spanish Woman” draw her into a web of passion, deceit and revenge.

Praise for Catherine Gaskin:

‘... a born storyteller. The Sunday Mirror

When her grandfather dies without leaving a male heir, C
harlotte and her mother must leave their family home. A distant cousin, Richard Selwin, inherits her grandfather's estate and the title of Lord Blodmore. Charlotte and Richard are instantly drawn to one another, but a cruel twist of fate prevents them from being together.

Charlotte and her mother settle in Spain, among the families and vineyards of the great Spanish sherry dynasties. But the shocking events of a summer decades earlier have far-reaching consequences for Charlotte in the present.

Her destiny will be shaped by both her enemies and her allies in this foreign land.

More praise for Catherine Gaskin:

‘Miss Gaskin is supremely entertaining.’ The Sunday Express

‘The Queen of Storytellers’ Catherine Gaskin has sold more than 40 million books worldwide.


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