{"product_id":"one-grand-summer-paperback","title":"One Grand Summer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEwald Arenz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRachel Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen he fails his exams, 16-year-old Frieder is forced to stay with his grandparents for the summer, leading to an unforgettable and profound series of experiences that will change him forever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Ewald Arenz writes with gentle joy  \u003cb\u003eIona Gray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A tender and profound coming-of-age story that's also a gripping page-turner. Gorgeously written ... an absolute tour de force  \u003cb\u003eLouisa Treger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A summer of joys and sadness ... funny, touching, troubling  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaga magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**German Independent Booksellers' Book of the Year**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**\u003ci\u003eTasting Sunlight\u003c\/i\u003e is a BBC World Service WORLD BOOK CLUB PICK**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e _____ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Sixteen-year-old Frieder's plans for the summer are shattered when he fails two subjects. In order to move up to the next school year in the Autumn, he must resit his exams. So, instead of going on holiday with his family, he now faces the daunting and boring prospect of staying at his grandparents' house, studying with his strict and formal step-grandfather. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e On the bright side, he'll spend time with his grandmother Nana, his sister Alma and his best friend Johann. And he meets Beate, the girl in the beautiful green swimsuit... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The next few weeks will bring friendship, fear and first love - one grand summer that will change and shape his entire life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Heartbreaking, poignant and warmly funny, \u003ci\u003eOne Grand Summer\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable, tender novel that captures those exquisite and painful moments that make us who we are. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers who loved Sarah Winman's \u003ci\u003eWhen God Was a Rabbit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e __________ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ewald Arenz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Profound in its simplicity ... a remarkable, exquisitely written debut  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Hopeful and poignant and lyrically told. A truly compassionate and heartening book  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCulturefly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Poetic in places and highly sensory ... a genuinely hopeful and open-hearted novel  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This reminded me of reading Sally Rooney's \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e. It takes a writer of immeasurable talent to make you feel that intensely  \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Haynes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Powerful, original and engaging  \u003cb\u003eSusie Boyt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Written with beautiful simplicity  \u003cb\u003eDoug Johnstone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  A triumph. Don't miss it  \u003cb\u003eLouisa Treger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Powerful, lyrical and profoundly affecting  \u003cb\u003eMiranda Dickinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  An exquisitely written, heart-warming story  \u003cb\u003eGill Paul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Moving and heart-wrenching, but ultimately uplifting  \u003cb\u003eCarol Lovekin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEwald Arenz\u003c\/b\u003e, born in Nürnberg in 1965, studied English and American literature and history. He is a teacher at a secondary school in Nürnberg. His novels and plays have received many awards. Ewald lives near Fürth with his family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is a freelance translator of literary and creative texts from German and French to English. Having always been an avid reader and enjoyed word games and puzzles, she discovered a flair for languages at school and went on to study modern languages at the University of East Anglia. She spent the third year working as a language assistant at two grammar schools in Saaebrücken, Germany. During her final year, she realized that she wanted to put these skills and passions to use professionally and applied for UEA's MA in Literary Translation, which she completed in 2002. \n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47260837249273,"sku":"9781916788183","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/w2H5A25lph9781916788183.webp?v=1768789910","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/one-grand-summer-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}