- Publisher
- Corvus / Atlantic Books
- Pages
- 96
- ISBN
- 978-1782390886
- First Published
- 2013
2013 · Novella
The Last Rose of Summer
A collection of short stories during a single Spanish summer.
Spain
A standalone novella — a quiet, perfectly formed companion piece to Kate's full-length novels, told in a single sitting.
An Excerpt
“It was the last rose of summer, and she pressed it between the pages of the book he had left her, because that was all she had left to do with it.”
About the Story
Inside The Last Rose of Summer
In the long, blue Devon summer of 1959, a young woman and a young man meet at a country dance, walk home along a lane that smells of honeysuckle, and almost — almost — begin a life together.
A short, deeply felt novella about the loves that arrive at the wrong moment and never quite leave again.
Best Reviews
Selected from press and readers
“A perfect summer afternoon's read.”
“Quiet, tender, and over far too soon — exactly as it should be.”
Reader Reviews
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Themes
- First Love
- English Summer
- What Might Have Been
A Note from Kate
Written in a single weekend at a cottage in south Devon, after walking the same honeysuckle lane the characters walk.
