Wait Till Summer

A Holidays at Home Saga #1

by Grace Thompson

When war threatens, hope will keep them aliveIn 1939, with the war having been declared, evacuees arrive in the small Welsh seaside town of St David’s Wells. When Eirlys Price convinces her parents to take in three young children, she never imagined it could lead to shocking family revelations which threaten all her future plans. Amidst homesickness, local gossip and the challenges of wartime, the community must pull together and wait until summer, when the town will come alive in all its seasonal glory…

​Wait Till Summer is a classic wartime saga, filled with warmth, nostalgia and period detail, wonderful characters and finely-crafted plot. It is the first in the Holidays at Home series.

Grace Thompson is an acclaimed author of saga and romance novels, and a mainstay of libraries throughout the United Kingdom and beyond. Born and raised in South Wales, she is the author of numerous series, including the Valley series, the Pendragon Island series, and the Badgers Brook series. She published her 42nd novel shortly after celebrating her 80th birthday, and continues to live in Swansea.

Genres: Historical Fiction

331 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Grace Thompson is a Welsh author of saga and romance novels. She is the author of numerous series, including the Valley series, the Pendragon Island series, and the Badgers Brook series. She published her 42nd novel shortly after celebrating her 80th birthday, and continues to live in South Wales. Grace typically spends her mornings writing and afternoons walking the cliffs and beaches of Mumbles and Gower.

Reviews

[Claire Rackett · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’ve read several books set during the war which have all been really good but this one was a complete disappointment. The characters were weak and most seemed to have issues of some kind or other or were being dishonest in some form. The concept could have been well developed, emotional, educational and moving had it been centred around children being evacuated from London to this lovely little village, developing the key families, their lives and the impact of this and adventures had by all. The other thing that spoilt it for me were the very long chapters which helped make the book hard work to read, sorry. I won’t be reading any more by this author but that doesn’t mean others wouldn’t enjoy this book.

[Sherri Morris]

Ok Book But.....

This could have been a much better book had not most of the characters in it were devious and double dealing people. The gist of the story could have signed but I had to keep remembering who was screwing who. It was pretty well written, just gross people.
No I do not recommend this book.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn't enjoy it that much as I dislike how so many of the characters were having secret affairs with one another. The writing style is very easy to read and one thing that I did like is how the POV changes to different characters as you get to know them and as the story progresses. However, the ending seemed very abrupt and not thought out clearly.

[Nightwitch · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pleasant soap opera-style look at a small town in Wales on the verge of World War II. Lots of small-town shenanigans - adultery, secret love affairs, will-they-or-won't-they engagements, petty theft, etc. Tons of characters but a very easy read.

[Susan Slaughter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely story

A well written story, telling of a life that it's now hard to imagine. With twists and turns, wanting you to read ' just one more chapter' . Thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end.

[Emma Young · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book refreshing as it is set in Wales at the beginning of world war two. It centers on the subjects of evacuation, secret love affairs and of course the marvellous setting of the beach and sea.

[Holly Hall · Rating 4 out of 5]

To begin with I found the story line hard to get into, a lot of characters I didn’t know who was related to who, as the story went on it was like I need to keep reading more to see what happens.

Interesting story!
If you read it bare with it and then you’ll enjoy reading the book!

[Psammead · Rating 4 out of 5]

It took a bit of doing to sort out all the characters but by about halfway through I had it mostly sorted in a list on paper so that I could refer to who was who, after that was done I really got into the flow of the story and have now purchased the second book and look forward to enjoying that - but I am keeping my list so that I can still keep track of who is who. But yes I did enjoy the book. Worth working on.

[Patricia Dorwin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Choppy

Interesting read but a bit choppy. Not sure if I will read more of the story altho this is a current venue for fiction.

[Fiona · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was good took me a while to get into the characters, will certainly read the follow ups though.

[Doreen Deegan · Rating 5 out of 5]

War time stories

Great book so interesting from start to finished loved all the main characters can't wait to read book 2 hope its as good as this one

[Maxine Lindley · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great read

I loved this book, really enjoyed and would definitely read more of the authors books. A great saga with characters who you really become fond of.

[Gloria Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely story Some very Sad parts in the story but an enjoyable book which I enjoyed reading and would re read again Set in Wales during WW2

[Marseydoats · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was just interesting enough that I finished it. I didn't like any of the characters and won't continue with the series.