Mrs. Lorimers Quiet Summer, Molly Clavering
Mrs. Lorimers Quiet Summer, Molly Clavering
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Mrs. Lorimer's Quiet Summer

Author: Molly Clavering

Narrator: Kirsty Cox

Unabridged: 7 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 07/01/2025

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

In what is surely Molly Clavering's most autobiographical novel, two middle-aged women writers, close friends and neighbours, offer one another advice and support while navigating life in a lively Border village. Lucy Lorimer, the more successful author, with her four children, in-laws, and grandchildren gathered for a summer reunion, must try to avert disaster in one daughter's marriage, help a daughter-in-law restless with mundane married life after flying planes in the war, and deal with the awkward reappearance of an old flame. Unmarried Grace ('Gray') Douglas, meanwhile, has struggles of her own, but is drawn delightfully into her friend's difficulties. In real life, Molly Clavering was a neighbour and close friend of bestselling author D.E. Stevenson. Mrs. Lorimer's Quiet Summer is not only an irresistible family story, but undoubtedly provides some indication of the inspiring friendship between these two brilliantly talented women.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alisha on July 24, 2016

Similar in style to D.E. Stevenson, anyone who likes her novels is sure to enjoy this. Mrs. Lorimer has four grown children who all occasionally descend on her for a visit en masse. She finds herself at the center of all their little and big troubles... the son recovering from an unhappy romance and......more

Goodreads review by Gina on April 24, 2025

Really enjoyed this book! It took me a few chapters to get used to her writing, which actually surprised me. I thought I would just sink right into it immediately and get all of the cozy feelings. Once I reached the halfway mark, I was really invested and happily followed the story of Mrs. Lorimer a......more

Goodreads review by Davida on June 08, 2021

4.5/5 Stars! Thanks again to Dean Street Press for the ARC for this lovely book. Come visit my blog to read my #bookreview of this novel, here [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Dianne on August 08, 2023

Sometimes you have to put away the thrillers and the drama novels so you can reset and relax. This is such an underrated type of book but I’m sure it would not be for everyone. With a quiet English countryside village setting, this novel was actually first published in 1953 and it invokes a simpler......more