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Summerland
Summerland | Lucy Adlington
4 posts | 2 read
October, 1946. The Red Cross escort a group of child refugees from Europe to England. Among them is Brigitta - a serious, silent figure with worn clothes and a small cardboard suitcase containing a single grey glove. Arriving in London, Brigitta breaks from the group and runs . . . Brigitta's mission: to reach Summerland Hall and find the one person who can solve a wartime mystery. But Summerland holds secrets and shadows of its own... and perhaps the key to a new life and new beginnings. An extraordinarily rich tale of love, prejudice, truth and forgiveness, inspired by real events.
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Zoe-h
Summerland | Lucy Adlington
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Bailedbailed

This book managed to be so little and too much all at once. It stated off with too many plot lines; ghosts, an absent father, questions about the MC‘s past, and an assassination plot? A little over the top. But over the five hours it took me to read 170 pages of this book, nothing happened. It was created to read like a thriller and instead read like historical realistic fiction - along with the ghosts that showed up with no explanation on ⬇️

Zoe-h ⬆️ page 50. Also, what is with the MC being like “oh I‘m not a good girl though” while 100% being one? Minus the knife in her sock that was never used of course. Life‘s too short for bad books. 2y
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TheEllieMo
Summerland | Lucy Adlington
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I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join the fun if you want.
This is day 83
#BooksToRead #TBRPile #TBRMountain

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TheMushroomForest
Summerland | Lucy Adlington
Pickpick

Overall, I liked this book a lot more than I expected to. It was fun yet thoughtful, and deeply human. The characters were loveable and interesting, and the story was simple in the right ways but complex enough to keep you reading.

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TheMushroomForest
Summerland | Lucy Adlington

Brigitta is a young Austrian teenager. She is strong and fierce, and quick witted, but she is also a Jewish war orphan with nothing left to lose.

When Brigitta arrives in England, she has only one thought in mind - get to Summerland estate and find out once and for all the truth about her past.