{"product_id":"at-summers-end-9780593201299","title":"At Summer's End","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sparkling debut from a new author we're all going to want more from.\"--Susan Meissner, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Fragile Things\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 facade. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Threaded with hope, love, and loss, \u003ci\u003eAt Summer's End \u003c\/i\u003edelivers a portrait of a noble family--and a world--changed forever by the war to end all wars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593201299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Courtney Ellis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40494130626741,"sku":"9780593201299","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_06d351cd-32ce-4905-b8a1-31688c48943c.jpg?v=1626158043","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/at-summers-end-9780593201299","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}