Eva Ibbotson
Paperback | Pages: 397 pages Rating: 3.81 | 6137 Users | 458 Reviews
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| Original Title: | A Song for Summer |
| ISBN: | 0142408662 (ISBN13: 9780142408667) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ellen never expected the Hallendorf school to be quite so unusual. Her life back in England with her suffragette mother and liberated aunts certainly couldn't be called normal, but buried deep in the beautiful Austrian countryside, Ellen discovers an eccentric world occupied by wild children and even wilder teachers, experimental dancers and a tortoise on wheels. And then there is the particularly intriguing, enigmatic, and very handsome Marek, part-time gardener and fencing teacher. Ellen is instantly attracted to the mysterious gardener, but Hitler's Reich is already threatening their peaceful world, and only when she discovers Marek's true identity and his dangerous mission does Ellen realize the depth of her feelings for him - and the danger their newfound love faces in the shadow of war.Specify Based On Books A Song for Summer
| Title | : | A Song for Summer |
| Author | : | Eva Ibbotson |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 397 pages |
| Published | : | May 10th 2007 by Speak (first published September 7th 1997) |
| Categories | : | Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Romance. Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.81 From 6137 Users | 458 ReviewsAppraise Based On Books A Song for Summer
Eva Ibbotson's books are kind of like a warm hug. You kind of know what you're getting with them, but they're just so comforting.This one is set in the run up to World War Two, primarily in Austria. It features Ellen, another typical Ibbotson heroine: she knows her own mind, is warmhearted, and does what she wants. It also features another typical Ibbotson hero in Marek, who seems to be able to make anything happen. The story mainly focuses on their relationship in the lead up to the war, andI love all novels that attest to music's incomparable power, and A Song for Summer does so brilliantly. The story's heroine, young Ellen, relocates from England to Austria, partly to escape the expectations of her suffragette mother and aunts. She lands a job as matron at an eccentric arts school, where she's allowed to bask in her favorite activities, namely cooking, observing nature, and lovingly tending to the school's largely dysfunctional student body and staff. Ellen's life soon becomes
A nice read. I liked it but I didn't love it.
I love this book. Yes it is a little hokey, but I found it incredibly endearing. All the characters are so full of life and each so different from the other. I love the main character. I found her relentless maternal instinct to be warm and comforting. I did read this when I was about 16 so I know it doesn't hold up as well when you read it as an adult, but Ibbotson paints with her words the most charming picture with this book. I always want to crawl inside of it and live there.
why does every other person who reviewed this hate joy
An exquisitely unconventional historical romance written with sensitivity, charm and acute observation.A Song for Summer is an unlikely fusion of high culture, female autonomy, sexuality and legacy. Ibbotsons prose is so evocative of the Austrian landscape and her plot is beautifully infused with its culture. The setting in particular is stunning: a dilapidated castle/boarding school crammed full of wonderfully complex, eccentric inhabitants.Ellen Carr is a brilliant heroine; kind, clever and
I'm going to have to go ahead and call this book flat out silly. I picked it up because I had read Ibbotson's A Countess Below Stairs some years ago and vaguely seem to remember having liked it. It can't have been this bad else I'd have remembered, I'm convinced.The heroine is Ellen, the domestic goddess who loves cooking and hugging babies and is beautiful beyond compare. The hero is Marek, the dashing gardener and fencing teacher who is also a member of the Resistance and a very famous
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