Dear Readers,

This novella, a prequel to my bestselling novel Daughter of Mine. Summer of Mine is set in Australia in the summer of 1967-68. This is a time before women’s rights as we know them today, when racism was rampant and society had far stricter rules. The opinions of some of the characters reflects its time in history and are not the opinions of the author. Thanks for understanding.

Best wishes, 

Fiona 

Summer of Mine, a novella by Fiona Lowe, is the prequel to her bestselling family saga, Daughter of Mine.

Will Edwina get the future she wants?

It’s November 1967 and the long, hot Australian summer is about to begin. Edwina Mannering has just graduated from her exclusive private girls’ school and is determined to embrace her independence and chart her own future.

But her wealthy parents have other plans for their only daughter—duty, respectability and marrying well like all the Mannerings before her.

As the summer rolls out, all the eligible men want to own and control Edwina, just like her parents. All except Doug, who is far from eligible.

Set against the backdrop of the burgeoning Women’s Liberation Movement and the Vietnam war, Summer of Mine sets the stage for the clash between class and privilege and the desire for change.