What was it about Rebecca that inspired you? But as I say, I’m very flattered! In an interview, I remember you saying that reading Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca was an inspiration to you in writing the novel. And comparisons to Atonement are perhaps more about the storyline of love between the classes: Atonement is set in WW2, The Last Summer in WW1 and they’re very different stories. Any similarity between my novel and Downton Abbey is, I think, more to do with the period and the setting – the English country house. But I’m not sure The Last Summer is like either. I’m very flattered to be compared to such a well-loved and popular television series, and particularly flattered to be compared to such a great novel. Do you mind the comparisons and do you agree with them? Visit the locations in the novel The Last Summer here The Last Summer has been compared to the television series Downton Abbey and to the novel, Atonement. Judith Kinghorn chats over a cuppa and a cake today, author of The Last Summer, historical fiction set in England
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