The Summer Fields

by Frances Paige

Glasgow, 1928. As the Depression takes hold, a young woman embarks upon life. Jess Crichton is the bright one of the family, a sensible, conscientious girl whose self-inflicted failure at school makes her all the more determined to make something of herself -- unlike her frivolous sister Peggy. Jess' first job as a shorthand typist brings her into contact with people very different from herself -- even her ever-critical mother, always so quick to chide -- cannot fail but be impressed. But there are lessons to be learned along the way, and Jess' first experiences with the opposite sex do not bode well. Until she travels to Skye on holiday, and her mind is opened up to new horizons... As the country heads towards a second World War, she embarks upon a journey of self-discovery that will, ultimately, lead to true love...

320 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2001

About the author

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Frances Paige has lived near the Lake District, in the North West England for many years. She paints and writes, and has completed over fourty novels. She is also known under the pseudonyms Jane Wallace and Jay Allerton. In 1975, her novel "Vote for a Silk Gown" won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association. She went on to write many more novels as well as a Scottish saga which, it has been said, redefined the sub-genre and made her a model for budding authors everywhere.