This book was difficult to read. A young person with a terminal illness, is not an entertaining subject, but Harrie’s handling of he4 situation was courageous. She brings her two best friends, to an old Abbey that she rents for the summer, to tell them, and spend her las summer with them.
This is about courage, friendship, love and the need to be with those you love best, in times of loss. Set in an ancient restored Abbey, Victoria Connelly shows off the beauty of the old, the magnificent gardens, the camaraderie that good food provides and how we handle pain and loss that can provide
healing.
I received an ARC from Lake Union Publishers for my review. It’s a worthy read.

This was a warmly written story of three friends spending a last holiday together. Set in beautiful Somerset, the characters were believable and the story compelling. I enjoyed this novel very much and would certainly read others from the author.

This is my first book I have read by Victoria Connelly and I really enjoyed it. I just wanted to keep reading and reading! It really was full of emotion. It really made me want to call up old friends or my sister and get away! . I would love to be able to plan a retreat with my friends and get away from day to day life and really relax. Harrie is a great loving character who was coming to terms with her life by planning a summer get away with her best friends and I could feel they were really having a great time. I would recommend this book for sure. Thank you Victoria and NetGalley for the chance to read his great book.

Harriet has two best friends, Lisa and Audrey, who, thru time and life, have been distanced. She has a grand plan to rent a Priory for 6 weeks and get caught up with her friends. This time together comes with it a huge secret that Harrie needs to share with them. If you had One Last Summer, how would you handle it?

Not your typical love story, but a love story of friendship and family. This book will leave a huge lump in your throat. Quick and emotional read, some parts seem drawn out but it all comes together nicely in the end. Beautiful descriptions of the Priory and the grounds.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC. All opinions are mine alone.

Also reviewed on BookBub.

Victoria Connelly is an author I just discovered through this NetGalley request and I'll be adding additional copies of her titles to my to-be-read shelf. While reading One Last Summer I laughed, I cried, and I wanted to call each and every one of my friends who has ever meant the world to me and to also live life to the fullest as if tomorrow were an unexpected gift.

It was a moving tale with flawed characters (man, I wanted to smack those girls sometimes) which made them feel very real. The prose was descriptive and I felt like I too was vacationing alongside friends of the heart, experiencing their pain, their frustration, their happiness, their sorrow, the complexities of daily life, and the heartache of knowing you're about to lose someone near and dear, but are powerless to stop it.

Clean and evocative - a plus for fellow readers who are selective in their choices - no sex scenes, no swearing. It was however packed full of feeling and the intricacies of friendship. Highly recommend!

Published by Amazon Publishing UK, Publication date February 5, 2019

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and/or author through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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Harrie needs to reconnect with her two best friends. Time is of the essence.
Harrie rents a special old Priory for the entire upcoming summer and invites Audrey and Lisa to join her in the hope of creating new memories together and rekindling their friendship. She also needs to reveal a secret that will change all of them.
The gardens, the chapel, the architecture are breathtaking and the ladies find new goals, new spirit and new memories in this sacred summer space.
"Could she hope to still live in the memory of those she had known?" Harrie will try.
This is a thought provoking novel of love, friendship and truth. I loved the details of the beautiful surroundings that the characters resided in for the summer.
I could feel each women's emotion as the plot began to unfold.