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Only in Summer

Name: Only in Summer
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780241822883
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By Carley Fortune

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Only in Summer is the new, sun-drenched love story from the no.1 New York Times bestselling author behind the hit TV series Every Year After. Welcome back to Barry's Bay... In this breathtakingly romantic, escapist novel, Carley Fortune invites readers back to the picturesque lake town... Read More

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Only in Summer is the new, sun-drenched love story from the no.1 New York Times bestselling author behind the hit TV series Every Year After.

Welcome back to Barry's Bay...

In this breathtakingly romantic, escapist novel, Carley Fortune invites readers back to the picturesque lake town of Every Year After, where summer may be fleeting, but love could last forever.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241822883

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 May 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Michael Joseph Ltd

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 750g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Carley Fortune is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After, Meet Me at the Lake, This Summer Will Be Different, and One Golden Summer. She's also an award-winning Canadian journalist who has worked as an editor for Refinery29, The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, and Toronto Life. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two sons.

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