The Summer Trip – Romance set in Corfu-Isabelle Broom

Submitted: 6th June 2022

Fly to Corfu with Isabelle Broom

It’s always a treat to travel somewhere with Isabelle Broom and this time she’s taken us on a summer trip to Corfu. Isn’t that nice? There’s some sunshine, a lot of good food but quite a few tears in this one.

It’s been 18 years since Ava spent the summer there, but she has never forgotten what happened during those months – or who she left behind. She heads back to see her sister, living the life on the island that she always thought she would have.

It is a trip that will change everyone’s lives for ever…

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Boarding Pass Information: The Summer Trip

Destination : The island of Corfu

Author guide: Isabelle Broom

Genre: literary travel, escapism

Food and drink to accompany: Greek yoghurt and honey

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A novel to transport to you Corfu

I do love an Isabelle Broom book as it’s the locations that really shine from the novels. The stories are always a mix of heartache and heartbreak and this is no different

This time we’re off to Corfu. It’s a funny kind of trip as the mum of the family has tricked the sisters to get together and when Ava returns to the island to see her sister, the sister and her boyfriend are shocked to see her. There’s some strange dynamics here as Nico, the sister’s partner is the guy who Ava fell in love with all those years ago. There’s sister rivalry and old tensions buried deep here and Isabelle squeezes them out like a lemon in the Corfu sun.

I felt for Ava and all she’d been through. That wasn’t even the main thread of the novel however as there is something secret that had been hidden for a while, that comes out and shocks everyone. Sibling trauma, a family in crisis and no one noticing the real black sheep in their midst. No spoliers here but I thought the mystery here was very nicely done and it certainly brought the shadows across that Corfu sky.

It must have been so hard for Ava to return to Greece and see her old boyfriend Nico. The characters were great and I could feel the tension and longing when they weren’t on the page. Isabelle uses the setting to explore a sense of freedom and escape we all have but then shows us how baggage has a habit of following us around unless we literally unpack it. The Summer Trip was a trip that made me cry, worry, laugh and want to hug someone. I wanted to shove someone else of a Corfu cliff but let’s not go there!

Delightfully sunny and deliciously thought- provoking, this is a trip to remember!