The Summer Of Secrets
By (Author) Martina Reilly
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
1st May 2008
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
416
Width 130mm, Height 196mm, Spine 28mm
306g
Hope Gleeson wants to go travelling, to escape her boring London life and plan a happier future. But the unthinkable happens - the plane taking her to sunnier climes experiences technical problems and crash lands. Hope is one of only seventeen people to survive, saved from death by the man sitting next to her.
Hope wakes up in hospital with her best friends Adam and Julie at her side. They are taking her home to Ireland, they tell her, to recuperate. But home is the last place Hope wants to go - she has too many secrets to hide... The Summer of Secrets is the brilliant new novel from the wonderful Martina Reilly. Combining gentle humour with darker, real-life issues, this is fiction you won't want to put down.'Top-notch, with a surprising, touching ending' Hot Stars ** 'We love Martina' More ** 'Clever, frank and funny' Bella ** 'A cracking read' Sarah Webb ** 'Compelling, heart-wrenching ... will keep you riveted till the end' Colette Caddle ** 'A heart-warming page turner ... Martina is one of the best' Irish Examiner ** 'Has all the elements of an excellent read: mystery, drama and romance' Woman
Martina Reilly was a columnist with Ireland's Evening Herald, but gave it up to write full time. Her author website is at www.martinareilly.info.