Book News: The Summer of Living Dangerously by Julie Cohen

Posted By Leah on September 12th, 2011

Last year I read - and loved - Julie Cohen’s debut novel as a “proper” Headline author (she wrote for the Little Black Dress imprint previously) Getting Away With It so I was ridiculously excited to see news on Julie’s next novel The Summer of Living Dangerously on Amazon. It’s out in hardback on 10th November 2011 (and in paperback early 2012) (what a strange time to release a “Summer” novel) and I can’t wait to read it. I love the cover, it’s different to Getting Away With It’s cover but I still like it. Here’s the synopsis:

A gorgeously warm, funny and heartbreaking story about facing up to your past and finding out what - and who - you really want… Alice Woodstock has her life under control. She’s successful and she’s happy - as long as she continues to ignore the hurt from her past. But when said past walks back into her life in the shape of Leo - the man she married too young, ran away to Paris with and who ultimately broke her heart - Alice is desperate for an escape route. She finds the perfect thing - a new job as a tour guide in a Regency stately home. But as she immerses herself in acting out the stories of the house, Alice begins to see parallels with her own life, forcing her to confront her feelings about what she wants and, finally, live in the real world.

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5 Responses to “Book News: The Summer of Living Dangerously by Julie Cohen”

Liz
September 12th, 2011 at 9:33 am

This cover is delicious! I am a big fan of Julie’s and loved her Girl from Mars novel - in fact, it became one of my favourites for the year it was published in.

I can’t wait to read this - Regency is one of my favourite historical periods, and I look forward to seeing how Julie’s research has paid off.

Julie Cohen
September 12th, 2011 at 9:36 am

Thanks, Leah! I hope you enjoy The Summer of Living Dangerously when you read it. It’s sort of a mash-up of an emotional contemporary women’s novel with a Regency romp a la Jane Austen or Georgette Heyer, full of gorgeous clothes and both noble and rakish gentlemen. Great fun to write.

Julie xxx

lauranne
September 12th, 2011 at 10:36 am

Oh excellent this sounds great, possibly wont wate till 2012 (I’m to impatient for my own good..and my credit cards). Thanks xxx

Bookalicious Ramblings
September 12th, 2011 at 8:50 pm

Sounds good, it’s just a shame the cover doesn’t match the style of GAWI, which is one of my favourite covers of all times!!! Interesting cover, but I’m not feeling this greenish colour in the middle so I think I’ll wait for the paperback and hope they re-design it. I like the illustration as such, just the colour is soooo weird …

Kat
September 12th, 2011 at 9:09 pm

I am not keen on the Jane Austen theme so maybe.

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