The Swiss Summer

Stella Gibbons

joulu 2024 · Tantor Media Inc · Lukija: Bronwen Price

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12 h 36 min

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Worn down by postwar London life, forty-something Lucy Cottrell finds herself accepting a surprise invitation to spend the summer at a Swiss chalet, accompanied by the very practical and undemonstrative Freda Blandish, whom she barely knows. The two are charged with inventorying the contents of the chalet, but distractions soon abound, first from Freda's slightly woebegone daughter Astra and her hoity-toity friend Kay, then from Lucy's godson Bertram and his friend Peter. Utta, the housekeeper, determined to prevent any changes to the chalet she loves, and a challenging paying guest add complications, as do clashing personalities, misunderstandings, and budding romance-not to mention a bit of Alpine climbing. Packed with good humor, lush scenery, and irresistible charm, The Swiss Summer, first published in 1951, is one of Stella Gibbons' most delightful novels. "For holiday reading it would be hard to find anything better." -Guardian

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Stella Gibbons published more than twenty novels, in addition to short stories and poetry, as well as two posthumously-published full-length works of fiction. She was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and was awarded a Femina Vie-Heureuse prize in 1933 for Cold Comfort Farm, which remains her best-known work.

Bronwen Price trained at the Oxford School of Drama and spent many years as a professional actor before finding her home in the world of audiobooks. Nominated for Best Performance in Audiobooks at the 2022 One Voice Awards, Bronwen has recorded over fifty titles with a wide range of UK and US publishers.