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Seven Summer Nights
- Narrated by: Chris Clog
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
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Seven Summer Nights
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Publisher's Summary
It's 1946, and the dust of World War Two has just begun to settle. When famous archaeologist Rufus Denby returns to London, his life and reputation are as devastated as the city around him. He's used to the most glamorous of excavations, but can't turn down the offer of a job in rural Sussex. It's a refuge, and the only means left to him of scraping a living. With nothing but his satchel and a mongrel dog he's rescued from a bomb site, he sets out to investigate an ancient church in the sleepy village of Droyton Parva.
It's an ordinary task, but Droyton is in the hands of a most extraordinary vicar. The Reverend Archie Thorne has tasted action too, as a motorcycle-riding army chaplain, and is struggling to readjust to the little world around him. He's a lonely man, and Rufus's arrival soon sparks off in him a lifetime of repressed desires.
Rufus is a combat case, amnesiac and shellshocked. As he and Archie begin to unfold the archaeological mystery of Droyton, their growing friendship makes Rufus believe he might one day recapture his lost memories of the war, and find his way back from the edge of insanity to love.
It's summer on the South Downs, the air full of sunshine and enchantment. And Rufus and Archie's seven summer nights have just begun....
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- Wide Eyes, Big Ears!
- 05-08-2023
Highly emotional but a little too wild!
Decorated but shell-shocked with memory loss, Rufus Denby is unceremoniously sent home from a dig after violently attacking a fellow archeologist. Embarrassed, the museum bundles him off to a quiet village to investigate the local church antiquities. Only it’s anything but quiet. There is an air of menace to the seemingly momentous site, antiquities are stolen, Rufus falls for the local vicar, and he is accused of another attack. Humiliated with guilt, Rufus allows himself to be committed to an asylum that claims to be able to restore lost memories, but what if the Brigadier in charge doesn’t like what Rufus remembers? This historical romance was a highly emotional read for me, I found the antiquated portrayal and treatment of LGBTI people and those with PTSD confronting. God save us from those ‘who know best’! I had my typical reaction to a Harper Fox novel: I loved the beautiful writing, the complex characters, and the glorious romance, but found the plot way too over the top - there were about five books’ worth of plots stuffed in here and it all got a bit wild (again). UK voice artist Chris Clog gives another memorable performance, just brilliant (currently free on the Audible Plus catalogue)!
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- Bridget
- 30-12-2021
Another Harper classic
I have devoured so many of harpers books now
This is up the top of my favourites list
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- Eljay
- 12-04-2022
Surprisingly enjoyable
This is my first experience of a Harper Fox story and honestly wasn't expecting much, not being a fan of the 'romance' genre. I was however pleasantly surprised by how limited the more graphic sexual depictions are and that such depictions fit well within the context of the storyline rather than being merely gratuitous titillation.
The inclusion of pagan elements and characters is done in context and accurately (lifelong pagan myself). A very refreshing and appreciated story aspect.
As a look into English society in the immediate post WW2 era the very well described, although possibly a little exaggerated, characters & situations fit extremely well with stories told by my English parents & relatives who lived in in and around London and the south of England at that time.
I did find that the performance of the main character 'Rufus' to be at times a bit too 'feminine' in tone and a little distracting for my taste. Almost to the point of seeming like a different character. But some men (gay, straight and otherwise) do act/sound that way so that's ok. Just a form of one of the infinite varieties of human reality.
Overall, very enjoyable and satisfying with well fleshed out characters, locations and storylines with depth and history.
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- Michael Bronlund
- 12-02-2022
romantic epic fanasty
I enjoyed the narration as it helped soften the flowery romance dialogue - perhaps done as part of the time it was set. No denying the author can carry the reader along with wonderful visions through language.
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- Martin Moore
- 23-04-2019
A phenomenal journey
What a phenomenal journey, another spectacular Harper Fox story! An absolutely perfect narration! Wow, what a ride! AAA plus
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