Summer on the River : A Novel

From “a gifted storyteller... deservedly compared to Pilcher and Binchy,” family ties are tested by secrets during a summer in the English countryside (Booklist).As summer beckons, Evie's family gathers once more at the beautiful old riverside house they all adore. But when Evie discovers a secret that threatens their future, a shadow falls over them all: this summer by the river could be their last together... For Charlie, a visit home to see stepmother Evie is an escape from his unhappy marriage in London. Until a chance encounter changes everything: in the space of a moment, he meets a woman by the river, falls in love, and his two worlds collide.As Evie and Charlie struggle to keep their secrets safe, they long for the summer to never end... Can the happiness of one summer last forever?“Like Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy, Willett creates such fully dimensional characters that readers feel as if they should phone or e-mail them to keep in touch.” —Rocky Mountain News“A genuine voice of our times.” —The Times (U.K.)