Publisher Description

1937. In a village on the Dorset coast, fourteen-year-old Mitzy Hatcher has endured a wild and lonely upbringing - until the arrival of renowned artist Charles Aubrey, his exotic mistress and their daughters, changes everything. Over the next three summers, Mitzy sees a future she had never thought possible, and a powerful love is kindled in her. A love that grows from innocence to obsession; from childish infatuation to something far more complex.Years later, a young man in an art gallery looks at a hastily-drawn portrait and wonders at the intensity of it. The questions he asks lead him to a Dorset village and to the truth about those fevered summers in the 1930s...

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Moving from the wilds of the Dorset coast to the intoxicating heat of a Moroccan summer, this novel from the author of The Legacy and The Unseen explores the quixotic nature of memory, and the perils of obsessive love.

Author Biography

Katherine Webb was born in 1977 and grew up in rural Hampshire before reading History at Durham University. She has since spent time living in London and Venice, and now lives in Wiltshire.

Review

A dreamy summer epic. * ESSENTIALS *
Webb explores obsession and its dark consequences, with a mood of foreboding * THE HERALD *

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From the author of THE LEGACY and THE UNSEEN comes a powerful tale that explores the dark heart of love, and the shocking truths that dwell there.

Long Description

1937. In a village on the Dorset coast, fourteen-year-old Mitzy Hatcher has endured a wild and lonely upbringing - until the arrival of renowned artist Charles Aubrey, his exotic mistress and their daughters, changes everything. Over the next three summers, Mitzy sees a future she had never thought possible, and a powerful love is kindled in her. A love that grows from innocence to obsession; from childish infatuation to something far more complex.Years later, a young man in an art gallery looks at a hastily-drawn portrait and wonders at the intensity of it. The questions he asks lead him to a Dorset village and to the truth about those fevered summers in the 1930s...

Review Quote

Webb explores obsession and its dark consequences, with a mood of foreboding

Promotional "Headline"

From the bestselling author of The Legacy comes a powerful dual narrative, set between now and the 1930s, exploring the dark heart of obsessive love. For fans of Tracy Rees, Jenny Ashcroft and Rosanna Ley

Description for Sales People

Moving from the wilds of the Dorset coast to the intoxicating heat of a Moroccan summer, A HALF FORGOTTEN SONG explores the quixotic nature of memory - and the perils of obsessive love.

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