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The Summer Place

By Janette Paul
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The Summer Place follows three women returning to a beloved coastal setting for a beach wedding, each confronting personal challenges. Erin, healing from a serious cycling accident, reluctantly serves as maid of honour while seeking the strength to face the ceremony. Jenna grapples with past feelings for the groom, hoping to find closure. Meanwhile, Cassie, a recent widow living in Barcelona, uses the trip as a chance to process grief and unexpected revelations. Set against a sunlit summer backdrop, their intertwined stories explore themes of healing, love and belonging.
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This novel will appeal to readers who enjoy women's fiction centred on emotional journeys, friendship, and family dynamics, especially those fond of contemporary stories set in picturesque coastal locations. Ideal for fans of heartfelt, character-driven narratives with themes of healing and renewal.

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As three women return to the summer place of their youth for a beach wedding, each is grappling with the cards life has dealt them.

Erin, recovering from a near-fatal cycling accident, is the reluctant maid of honour. Still coming to terms with her devastating injuries, will she find what she needs to walk down the aisle with all eyes on her?

Years ago, Jenna fell in love with the groom at his family's treasured holiday spot. Will watching him marry someone else finally allow her to get over him?

Cassie, living in Barcelona and recently widowed, is desperate to move on from her grief. The invitation to return to Australia for the wedding will give her a chance to step away from her life - and come to terms with more than she bargained for.

Emotions run high as each woman faces a crossroad, yet they will find that the place at the coast offers all of them a chance to learn to heal, love and belong...

Praise for The Summer Place

Warmth and heart shine from the pages of The Summer Place. Who doesn't love a novel set around a wedding with all the drama and emotion that involves? This is the feel-good novel we all need right now. - Rachael Johns

Clever, quirky and satisfying. Janette Paul takes women's fiction and squeezes your heart. - Fiona McArthur

Janette Paul's writing is wonderfully evocative. I felt the sun in my face and the sand between my toes - I wanted it to be my summer place. - Meredith Appleyard

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The Summer Place is praised for its warmth and heartfelt storytelling. Rachael Johns describes it as "the feel-good novel we all need right now," capturing the authentic drama of a wedding. Fiona McArthur calls the novel "clever, quirky and satisfying," highlighting Janette Paul's skill in women's fiction, while Meredith Appleyard commends the evocative writing that immerses readers in the sensory seaside setting.

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ISBN: 9781761263903

Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 April 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Macmillan Australia

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 33.0mm

Width: 158.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 484g

Pages: 384

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About the Author

Janette Paul is an internationally published author of contemporary women's fiction and romantic comedy, and is the alter ego of award-winning suspense author Jaye Ford. Her first novel won two Davitt Awards for Australian women crime writers and her books have been translated into nine languages. She is a former news and sport journalist, was the first woman to host a live national sport show on Australian TV and ran her own public relations consultancy before turning to fiction. She now writes from her home in Newcastle, New South Wales.

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