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Swallowtail Summer

By: Erica James
Narrated by: Richard Trinder
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A sweeping story set against the lush riverside of the Norfolk Broads about a group of longtime friends learning how to live life to its fullest during one dramatic summer.

Linston End on the Norfolk Broads has been the holiday home to three families for many years. The memories of their time there are ingrained in their hearts: picnics on the river, gin and tonics in the pavilion at dusk, hours spent seeking out the local swallowtail butterflies. Everyone together. But widower Alastair has been faced with a few of life's surprises recently. Now, he is about to shock his circle of friends with the decisions he has made - and the changes it will mean for them all. For some, it feels like the end. For others, it might just be the beginning....

A story about friendship, making changes and learning to live life to the fullest from best seller Erica James.

©2019 Erica James (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction Heartfelt

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Beautifully narrated! Had me in tears in the supermarket 🙈. Not the ending I was expecting at all.

A heart moving story

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An enjoyable read not the usual Erica James.Great narrator, a joy to have clear audible speach

Different.

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I enjoy Erica James novels,though a good listen, not the best. it just jogged along

a fair listen

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Very different story to what Erica James normally writes with sad ending.
4 stars only.

Mystery

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Good story but annoying narrator.
I know he had a lot of voices to do but they were a bit inconsistent.

Good story

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Great plot revolved around a drowning woman in a river and a circle of close friends from the past - set in the Norfolk Broads.

A great summer read

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Not her best at all and not helped by the narrator who seemed to make each character sound either pompous, arrogant or timid. I struggled to like any of the characters and felt the storyline was weak. I did finish it though and it did all come together at the end.

least favourite Erica James book

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This is a fantastic book. This is not like “The Holiday” ie it’s a tad heavier. I was a bit surprised by that. However, the plot twists were right. Also I most commend the narrator. I very rarely listen to books narrated by men (Stephen Fry doing Harry Potter being the exception) but dude really did well! I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you.

She’s done it again!

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I really thought I would enjoy a book about where I love to holiday but was quite disappointed found it slow and not about boards as much as I had expected

Norfolk boards

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I was so looking forward to this book but what a shame. It’s slow and the narrator just didn’t fit the book.

Disappointing book 😟

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