Three Summers: Escape to Italy in this sweeping and romantic historical novel by the Sunday Times bestselling author

Set against the sun-drenched coastline of 1950s Puglia, Karen Swan’s 'Three Summers' is a breathtaking historical romance that sweeps readers across three pivotal summers. In 1957, the innocence of first love blooms among lemon trees as Rafaella Parisi longs for Cosimo Franchetti, the son of the wealthy family summering in her small fishing village. A devastating accident in 1958, however, shatters that idyll, binding Rafa to a promise that will alter the destinies of everyone she holds dear.

When the echoes of the past finally collide with the present in 1961, Rafa must choose between the life she has painstakingly built and the future she once dreamed of. This escapist, deeply emotional saga explores class divides, the weight of secrets, and the transformative power of love over time. Praised as ‘almost impossible to put down’ and ‘a joy’ by readers, it stands as a luminous entry in the tradition of sweeping women’s fiction.