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Books about Summer

  • Submitted: 3rd August 2026

Books set in summer

What the perfect time to read a book with sunshine at its core!

 

The Forever Summer Lulu Taylor

The Forever Summer – Lulu Taylor

To be fair, some of this book is set in wartime BUT even just a look at that cover will make you think of a summer breeze. There is a summer in the book where something changes people’s lives for ever.

Three Summers Karen Swan

Three Summers – Karen Swan

That Karen Swan’s a bit greedy…THREE summers in ONE book!? Well, there is a lot of sunshine and lemons in the book so feast on this on a beach!

 

One Girl, One Summer Isabel Ashdown

One Summer  – Isabel Ashdown

On a peaceful hilltop campsite in the heat of summer, a private plane crash-lands. Several are killed, but it’s the pilot that causes the most concern…..

One Grand Summer Ewald Arenz

One Grand Summer – Ewald Arenz

With a title like that….who doesn’t want to read this during the hottest days of the year!?

The End of Summer Charlotte Philby

The End of Summer  – Charlotte Philby

Well, summer is over now – best read this book 😉 Secrets between mother and daughter in this story…

 

 

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