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The beautiful summer
Call Number
- FICTION PAVE (CEN)
Publication Information
London : Penguin Books, 2018.
Physical Description
100 pages ; 20 cm.
Series
Summary
"Italy, 1930s. It's the height of summer and sixteen-year-old Ginia is desperate for adventure. So begins a fateful friendship with Amelia, a stylish and sophisticated artist's model who envelops her in a dazzling new world of bohemian artists and intoxicating freedom. Under the spell of her new friends, Ginia soon falls in love with Guido, an enigmatic young painter. It's the start of a desperate love affair, charged with false hope and overwhelming passion - destined to last no longer than the course of a summer.The Beautiful Summer is a coming-of-age tale of lost innocence and first love" -- Provided by publisher.
Notes
"First published in Great Britain by Peter Owen, 1955"--Title page verso.