The Swiss Summer by Stella Gibbons

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/818319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Swiss Summer Author: Stella Gibbons Narrator: Bronwen Price Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 36 minutes Release date: December 17, 2024 Genres: Literary Fiction Publisher's Summary: Worn down by postwar London life, forty-something Lucy Cottrell finds herself accepting a surprise invitation to spend the summer at a Swiss chalet, accompanied by the very practical and undemonstrative Freda Blandish, whom she barely knows. The two are charged with inventorying the contents of the chalet, but distractions soon abound, first from Freda's slightly woebegone daughter Astra and her hoity-toity friend Kay, then from Lucy's godson Bertram and his friend Peter. Utta, the housekeeper, determined to prevent any changes to the chalet she loves, and a challenging paying guest add complications, as do clashing personalities, misunderstandings, and budding romance—not to mention a bit of Alpine climbing. Packed with good humor, lush scenery, and irresistible charm, The Swiss Summer, first published in 1951, is one of Stella Gibbons' most delightful novels. 'For holiday reading it would be hard to find anything better.' —Guardian