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2000s: Your mother is not who you think she is…
The End of Summer
What you need to know before your trail
When the phone rings in Judy McVee’s Languedoc farmhouse, she knows her past has finally caught up with her. It’s her daughter, frantically asking why there are journalists on her London doorstep making terrible accusations.
Decades earlier, Judy was a girl with big plans – to ensnare a rich husband, to make something of herself, to rise above her upbringing and leave behind past tragedies. Wealthy young widower Rory Harrington seemed the perfect target – but Judy hadn’t reckoned on actually falling in love with him.
Now her daughter Francesca, who has secrets of her own, must come to terms with the realisation that the mother she thought she knew wasn’t real. Where has Judy gone – and was anything she told her family true?
Locations
Reset- France - Languedoc
- A: Bédarieux
- B: Villemagne l’Argentiere
- England - London
- E: Camden Town
- F: Kensington Police Station
- G: Launceston Place
- H: Coal Drops Yard
Travel Guide
Moving from Cape Cod to London, New York to the South of France
Locations are fast and furious here, vague too given the nature of the mystery. But let’s fly from one place to another chasing clues and hunting down the truth.
This is where the locations matter for speed and distance. Someone confused in one country about a relative in another? A literary adventure awaits!
Booktrailer Review
A quirky read about a mother accused of killing her husband. You get to see her grow up in one timeline and get up to all kinds of situations. Then the other timeline sees her in France receiving a phone call that sets off a search for the truth.
The sense of place is good as the locations help move the story on, show how people move around and move on. They aren’t strong but they help you to see distance and time and the frustration of trying to find something out when you’re far away.
This is a study of what happens between a mum and daughter when not everything is said and when secrets come out. I didn’t know who to believe, who to trust and it got me good.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The End of Summer
Destination/Location: Languedoc. New York, Cape Cod, London Author: Charlotte Philby Departure: 2000s
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