by Eva Ibbotson · Grijalbo. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788425333521
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«Una canción para el verano» is the romantic novel by Eva Ibbotson, published by Grijalbo in hardcover (336 pages, in Spanish).
On the eve of the Second World War, Ellen, a young Englishwoman, takes a post as housekeeper at an Austrian boarding school. There she meets Marek, the gardener, who is actually a Czech composer. Love blossoms between them as the Nazi rise endangers the world around them.
Original title: A Song for Summer. Translated by José Antonio Soriano; the original English version was published in 1997.
For readers of historical romantic fiction: a love story set against a European wartime backdrop.
Eva Maria Charlotte Michelle Ibbotson was an Austrian-born British novelist, known for her children's literature. Some of her novels for adults have been reissued for the young adult market. The historical novel Journey to the River Sea won her the Smarties Prize in category 9–11 years, garnered an unusual commendation as runner-up for the Guardian Prize, and made the Carnegie, Whitbread, and Blue Peter shortlists. She was a finalist for the 2010 Guardian Prize at the time of her death. Her last book, The Abominables, was among four finalists for the same award in 2012.
