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Title: The Last Days of Summer
Author: Vanessa Ronan
Narrator: Barbara Barnes, Becca Stewart, Kristin Atherton, Stuart Milligan
Format: Unabridged
Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
Language: English
Release date: 05-05-16
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Suspense
Publisher's Summary:
Penguin presents the unabridged downloadable audiobook of The Last Days of Summer by Vanessa Ronan. Read by Stuart Milligan, Barbara Barnes, Kristin Atherton, and Becca Stewart.
She can forgive. They can't forget.
After 10 years in the Huntsville State Penitentiary, Jasper Curtis returns home to live with his sister and her two daughters. Lizzie does not know who she's letting into her home: the brother she grew up loving or the monster he became.
Teenage Katie distrusts this strange man in their home, but 11-year-old Joanne is just intrigued by her new uncle. Jasper says he's all done with trouble, but in a forgotten prairie town that knows no forgiveness it does not take long for trouble to arrive at their door....
Members Reviews:
Psychological thriller with a twist!
Huntsville State Penitentiary had held Jasper Curtis captive for ten years â his release was something he looked forward to. But his return to the only home heâd known; his parentsâ house, now belonging to his sister Lizzie and her two girls, Katie and Joanne was fraught with difficulty. Jasper had nowhere to go other than Lizzieâs home â he didnât want any trouble; was done with trouble â but would trouble come to him?
Teenage Katie was suspicious of the man she had to call Uncle, but eleven year old Joanne was still a child â her trust and innocence was immediate. Her openness and offer of friendship to Jasper disconcerted him; he hadnât felt that warm glow of being liked for himself in a very long time. Lizzie wasnât sure about her brother â she didnât know what to believe, even ten years later. But she knew she trusted him with her girlsâ
It seemed that hate and bitterness knew no forgiveness in the small town which had known such hurt. Not one person wanted Jasper in town, not even his old and once best friend Rob. Jasper was hurt by the continued rejection, but wasnât surprised by it. He told those whoâd listen that he was done with trouble â but his words were just that; words. Would he be left in peace to get to know his sister and her girls once again? Or would trouble meet him head on in the searing heat of the last days of summer?
The Last Days of Summer by Vanessa Ronan was an intriguing novel filled with hate, bitterness and hope. The mystery over the crime committed by Jasper was kept until the closing chapters of the book, which heightened the suspense, while making me wonder if he had actually committed a crime. The character I was drawn to the most was Joanne â her innocent naivety was sweet and the affectionate nickname of Doe Eyes given to her by her uncle accentuated her loving character. I didnât enjoy the explicit language (though thereâs not a lot of it) and the violence and hate is a little unsettling. But the final chapters of the book are brilliantly written with a completely unexpected twist. The Last Days of Summer is a psychological thriller which I highly recommend.
Novel set in TEXAS
There are some occasions in late summer, even in Britain, when the heat can gradually build up until it becomes oppressive. Finally the clouds thicken and the light changes and you know a storm is on the way.
