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Author Ellis, Courtney, 1992- author.

Title At summer's end / Courtney Ellis.

Publication Info. New York : Berkley, 2021.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Adult Fiction  FICTION ELLIS    Check Shelf
 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Main Level  FICTION ELLIS    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  F ELLIS    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Adult Fiction  ELLIS, COURTNEY    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Adult Fiction  FIC ELLIS, C    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Adult Fiction  FIC ELLIS    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 345 pages ; 21 cm
Note Includes discussion questions.
Summary "When an ambitious female artist accepts an unexpected commission at a powerful earl's country estate in 1920s England, she finds his war-torn family crumbling under the weight of long-kept secrets. From debut author Courtney Ellis comes a captivating novel about finding the courage to heal after the ravages of war. Alberta Preston accepts the commission of a lifetime when she receives an invitation from the Earl of Wakeford to spend a summer painting at His Lordship's country home, Castle Braemore. Bertie imagines her residence at the prodigious estate will finally enable her to embark on a professional career and prove her worth as an artist, regardless of her gender. Upon her arrival, however, Bertie finds the opulent Braemore and its inhabitants diminished by the Great War. The earl has been living in isolation since returning from the trenches, locked away in his rooms and hiding battle scars behind a prosthetic mask. While his younger siblings eagerly welcome Bertie into their world, she soon sees chips in that world's gilded façade. As she and the earl develop an unexpected bond, Bertie becomes deeply entangled in the pain and secrets she discovers hidden within Castle Braemore and the hearts of its residents. Threaded with hope, love, and loss, At Summer's End delivers a portrait of a noble family--and a world--changed forever by the war to end all wars"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject World War, 1914-1918 -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.
Artists -- Fiction.
Recluses -- Fiction.
Wiltshire (England) -- Fiction.
World War (1914-1918) (OCoLC)fst01180746
Chronological Term 1914-1918
Genre/Form Historical fiction.
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Historical fiction.
Love stories.
Romance fiction.
Other Form: Online version: Ellis, Courtney, 1992- At summer's end New York : Berkley, 2021. 9780593201305 (DLC) 2020050122
ISBN 9780593201299 (trade paperback)
0593201299 (trade paperback)
9780593201305 (ebook)
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