Summer Lightning (Severn House Large Print) - Tapa dura

A moving love story set against the stormy background of an English community in Portugal - Four young people are playing tennis beneath a hot Portuguese sun. A wedding has been arranged between Lucy and Andrew and the small community at San Domingos is looking forward to the celebrations. But for the people who live and work around the thriving copper mine, life is not so serene. The heat raises tensions, suspicions of infidelity flourish and tempers fray. Only Eduardo, the young Portuguese doctor, seems untroubled by the gathering storm.

Pamela Oldfield's books have been translated into Spanish, German and Russian. Her adult novels are described as a blend of historical fiction and family saga, each one thoroughly researched with the help of her husband, Joseph, who photographs and videos the various locations necessary for the backgrounds.