Summer Harvest in Aussie Readers

Nov 29, 2015 Brenda rated it really liked it

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When Beth Poole received the air ticket for her birthday to fly to Australia for two months for a holiday, she was flabbergasted. Used to her grandma Violet’s extravagant but different gifts, she thought this one had beaten them all. Beth was a dog trainer; living in London with her grandma and Louis, Violet’s second husband after the dreadful events of the past few years, she had felt nothing but love and caring. Beth had been through serious and life-threatening surgery and then the divorce of When Beth Poole received the air ticket for her birthday to fly to Australia for two months for a holiday, she was flabbergasted. Used to her grandma Violet’s extravagant but different gifts, she thought this one had beaten them all. Beth was a dog trainer; living in London with her grandma and Louis, Violet’s second husband after the dreadful events of the past few years, she had felt nothing but love and caring. Beth had been through serious and life-threatening surgery and then the divorce of her husband – she had been extremely fragile; Violet and Louis took her under their wings and showered her with love.

Arriving in Perth after a long flight from London, Beth hired a car and headed to a small town in the Margaret River vineyard region. After a beginning she could have done without – a flat tyre; her fear of Australia’s deadliest creatures and a handsome stranger – she arrived at the divine little cottage which was run by Laura Hardy. The immediate kinship she felt to Laura surprised Beth – she had had no friends her own age for such a long time, she really didn’t know how to react…

The heat of Australia’s summer felt extremely intense to Beth after London’s cold and dreary winter; but the friendliness of her neighbours, the Hardy’s felt wonderful. Especially Clayton Hardy; good looking, rugged – a real Australian male, he was also persistent in his friendly attentions to the shy Beth. As Beth enjoyed the endless days of her holidays, she knew the summer would soon be over; she would once again return to England. What would happen with the friendships she had made? And would the fear of verbalising her past come back to haunt her?

Summer Harvest by Aussie author Georgina Penney is a beautifully written novel; the descriptions of the Australian bush, the vineyards of the Margaret River region in WA and the well-crafted characters made this book another exceptional read. I first read this author with her novel, Fly In Fly Out and loved it, so knew I had to read this one. And it definitely didn’t disappoint. Highly recommended.

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this copy in exchange for my honest review.
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Nov 17, 2015 Shelleyrae at Book'd Out rated it liked it

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"'A ticket to Australia,' she said faintly.'Wonderful Gran, Louis, thank you so much.' She forced her mouth to curve upwards into something resembling a smile.'This is great. Just great.'"

When Beth Poole's grandmother gifts her an airline ticket from Yorkshire to Western Australia for her birthday she's reluctant to vacation in a country in which every living thing seems to be lethal. Nevertheless, Beth books a months stay in a holiday cottage in George Creek looking forward to a few weeks of pe ...more

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Oct 17, 2016 Kate Forsyth rated it liked it

Shelves: aww16, contemporary, romance, australian

SUMMER HARVEST – Georgina Penney

A funny, romantic story with lots of heart, set in the Margaret River wine region and featuring engaging characters and light-hearted encounters. Beth Poole is a Yorkshire lass who has had a rough time. Her Aussie-soap-loving grandmother gives her a ticket to Australia as a birthday present. Beth is terrified of snakes and spiders and sharks, and in fact, nearly everything. And her heart has been badly bruised in the past. However, the warm-hearted Hardy clan, who ...more

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