THE LAST SUMMER

u003cpu003eu003cbu003eSummer on St Kilda – a wild, remote Scottish island.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eTwo strangers from drastically different worlds meet . . .u003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eWild-spirited Effie Gillies has lived all her life on the small island of St Kilda but when Lord Sholto, heir to the Earl of Dumfries, visits, the attraction between them is instant. For one glorious week she guides the handsome young visitor around the isle, falling in love for the first time – until a storm hits and her world falls apart.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eThree months later, St Kilda falls silent as the islanders are evacuated for a better life on the mainland. With her friends and family scattered, Effie is surprised to be offered a position working on the Earl’s estate. Sholto is back in her life but their differences now seem insurmountable, even as the simmering tension between them grows. And when a shocking discovery is made back on St Kilda, all her dreams for this bright new life are threatened by the dark secrets Effie and her friends thought they had left behind.u003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003eOpposites attract in this epic and spellbinding novel, which transports us from the untamed beauty of St Kilda to the glamour and intrigues of high society in the 1930s. u003ciu003eThe Last Summeru003c/iu003e is the first book in u003ciu003eThe Wild Isleu003c/iu003e series by u003ciu003eSunday Timesu003c/iu003e bestseller Karen Swan, inspired by the true history of St Kilda and its small island community.u003cbru003eu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003e'The most exciting, enchanting and evocative story of forbidden love I’ve ever read. I truly loved it and am waiting feverishly for the second instalment' - Cathy Bramleyu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003e'Powerful writing and a wonderful premise make this a novel you’ll simultaneously want to savour and race through. I loved it and can’t wait for the next in the series!' - Jill Mansellu003c/bu003eu003cbru003eu003cbru003eu003cbu003e'A delicious romantic tale of wild 1930s Scotland . . . perfect for everyone dreaming of summer' - Rachel Horeu003c/bu003eu003c/pu003e