About the Book
'It's about friendship, it's about life, it's about how people change . . . I loved it very much' MARIAN KEYES
Sometimes all it takes is one long summer weekend for the person you thought you hated to become something more...
After a disastrous first meeting, Cassie and Marc become arch nemeses. He might have great cheekbones and a sexy French accent but he's a terrible person who did a terrible thing. Too bad that Cassie's best friends Lucy and Russell think he's wonderful.
But years later, when an unexpected tragedy strikes their friendship group, Cassie and Marc team up to give Lucy and Russell the best weekend ever so they can make new memories with all of their favourite people. Which means convincing everyone that Cassie and Marc are head over heels in love.
After hating him for so long, it takes four bittersweet days for Cassie to wonder if she got Marc all wrong. Can they let go of their troubled past and together, face whatever the future is going to throw at them?
⭐Enemies to lovers
⭐Fake relationship
⭐Grumpy / sunshine
⭐Heartfelt and emotional
⭐True love
⭐Hot, French, male main character
⭐Spicy, including a walk-in pantry scene...
READERS ARE SWOONING OVER THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER . . .
'A delightful and funny romcom filled with depth that made me feel all the feelings . . . the enemies-to-lovers storyline radiates hatred and chemistry, the spice is sizzling, the humour is sharp, and the emotions are heartbreaking' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Exquisitely written and gloriously romantic. I was completely addicted to the story and didn't want to put it down . . . my favourite book of Manning's and one of my favourite books ever' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Sarra Manning never fails to deliver and this book is no exception! . . . the heartache felt so raw and authentic . . . the ending was nothing short of perfect - a touching, satisfying conclusion that felt like the cherry on top of an already delicious cake' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Is it heart-achingly sad? Yes! Does it have proper enemies to lovers? Yes! Is the spice, spicy? Yes! Is it written in the most beautiful way that made me upset that I had to put it down to live life occasionally? 1000% yes' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Such an emotional read, I absolutely adored it! So well written and believable characters it pulled strongly at the heartstrings' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'An emotion-wrecking five-star read. This is easily one of my top five reads of the year, it was just that good' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
AND EVEN YOUR FAVOURITE AUTHORS ARE FALLING HARD FOR SARRA MANNING...
'Romantic, funny, sweet and sexy' MARIAN KEYES
'The funny, clever, deeply romantic, sinfully sexy, devastatingly heartbreaking, perfectly uplifting' CRESSIDA McLAUGHLIN
'A very swoony, sexy, warm read' CESCA MAJOR
'Emotional and profound and so so hot' SOPHIE IRWIN
'What a wonderful storyteller Sarra Manning is' JANE CASEY
'Funny and sexy and rips along' FREYA NORTH
'Romantic, relatable and heartfelt, while also being such a compelling, intriguing story' LUCY VINE
'This is Sarra at her best . . . I didn't want to finish it' HARRIET EVANS
'Simply gorgeous - moving, sexy, bittersweet. Sarra Manning always delivers in spades' LOUISE O'NEILL
About the Author :
Sarra Manning has been a voracious reader for over forty years and a prolific author and journalist for thirty.
Her novels, which have been translated into numerous languages, include Rescue Me and London, With Love. Sarra has also written a number of YA novels, and several lighthearted
romantic comedies under a pseudonym.
She started her writing career on Melody Maker and Just Seventeen and has written for the Guardian, the Sunday Times, the Telegraph, ELLE, Grazia, Stylist, You Magazine and Harper's
Bazaar. She is currently the Literary Editor
of Red Magazine.
Sarra lives in London surrounded by piles and piles of books.
Review :
A deeply heartfelt, completely unforgettable book with characters that I fell in love with and a romance that held me captive. I laughed out loud, cried until I was a husk and finished it feeling refreshed, renewed, and looking at life a little bit differently. It's a summer I never wanted to end
Sarra Manning is your favourite writer's favourite writer. The Last Days of Summer is her best book yet, combining captivating characters with the most beautiful story that will pull at your heartstrings from the very first page. By turns fun, sexy, bittersweet and utterly romantic, I fell head over heels for Cassie and Marc (cheekbones, accent and all) and their captivating, page-turning love story. Add this to your TBR ASAP
One of my favourite writers . . . It's about friendship, it's about life, it's about how people change . . . I loved it very much
This was the most delicious blast of heat to warm up the bleak midwinter. Expertly crafted, extremely loveable and a perfect balance of wit, heart and smut
I am a big Sarra Manning fan. The Last Days of Summer is funny, filled with emotion and very, very sexy! Add it to your 2025 TBR pile immediately . . .
A big, swoony, knockout of a book. It's a joyful slice of escapism that will also destroy you emotionally. I laughed, I cried, I felt all my feelings, and now I need to listen to the ten minute version of 'All Too Well' in a dark room. I'll read anything Sarra Manning writes, but this is her at the top of her game.
Talk about big, sexy tearjerker, I literally couldn't put it down
This is Sarra at her best . . . I didn't want to finish it
Simply gorgeous - moving, sexy, bittersweet. Sarra Manning always delivers in spades
This deals with big topics, but is peppered with Manning's charm and humour
Come for the raunch, stay for the gorgeously relatable characters and heart-warming moments
This wonderful romcom is a deep, emotional read, with all the tropes we love: enemies-to-lovers, forced-proximity and fake-dating. There's something deeply satisfying and reassuring about situations we recognise in our novels yet can feel hopeful about . . . A careful uplifting look at facing heartbreak
We love an enemies-to-lovers book and this is just brilliant. A tearjerker, but also super-spicy!
Super-sexy, but super-emotional, this is a five-star read
A swoon-worthy summer romance
Big topics and relatable characters
An emotional but super-spicy read!
This very classy enemies-to-lovers story, set on a long weekend at a country house by the seaside, really brings the raunch along with the romance - there's one particular scene that takes place in a pantry that makes me blush just thinking about it
