The End of Summer

I enjoyed this book a lot. It is a smooth-flowing book with a good plot, and the characters are very believable. Good Pilcher stuff!!!!!

If you long for the warmth of an aga, dream of afternoon tea with freshly baked scones dripping with hot butter and Devonshire cream, and imagine gathering the dogs for an afternoon run through fields of heather, then Rosamunde Pilcher will surely delight you. This is one of her earlier works, written years before she became an international best- seller, yet no less enjoyable in its own way. This is the story of young Jane Marsh who loses her mother and travels the US with her vagabond father for seven years. When the story picks up, Jane is twenty-one and called home to Elvie, her grandmother's lush estate in her native Scotland. Jane is reunited not only with her beloved maternal grandmother, but also with Sinclair, the dashingly handsome cousin she has loved for a long as she can remember. His proposal of marriage is offset by revelations Jane uncovers about his character. A late-night phone call, a missing book, and the problem of an aging caretaker help Jane see Sinclair in a different light. Meanwhile, there is David Stewart, the dependable family solicitor who is always there with his competence, his dependability, and his growing infatuation with Jane. Illusions are shattered and new alliances formed as the reader enjoys a cozy romance as only Rosamunde Pilcher can deliver.

THE END OF SUMMER is the story of Jane Marsh, a young woman of Scottish heritage who has been brought up in California. Jane lost her mother when she was very young and her father, a writer, relocated to the United States. One night, David Stewart, an attorney, arrives from Scotland and Jane learns that her grandmother wants her to come back for a visit. The loving memories of Elvie, her grandmother's home resurface and Jane finds it a perfect time to go since her father seems to have finally found a woman to love. Jane feels that returning to Scotland is just what she needed. David Stewart turns out to be a great guy and becomes a trusted companion. She and her grandmother are delighted to be reunited and being back at Elvie is wonderful. The only problem is her cousin Sinclair. He was the companion of her youth, he's handsome and dynamic and she's always loved him. This is not Pilcher's best book, but still worth reading.