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This was a a great summer read on my sun bed looking up at the palm trees.

This was an interesting book and in that long summer summer of 76 - I can still remember the droughts, heat and the dreadful fires of that time.

This is about a teenager Richard, his Vietnamese mother, Czech uncle Dudek, Anika also Czech and what happened to his father in Vietnam.

Richard finishes his exams and spends some of his long holidays with his uncle, it is here he comes of age, experiences sex and life with the characters he meets at this time. The author tells a story well.

Beautifully written by an author I was not aware of, but am seeking out.

Personally having had experience of 76, remember the plight of the Boat People too, the subject really intrigued me .

The ending was interesting and sad at the same time.

Recommended - if you are still to go on summer holiday - download this today. ( )

I received this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.

Paul Marriner's book Three Weeks In The Summer was an enjoyable read. It isn't your typical book with imaginary characters but a more realistic story about every day people. The author does an excellent job of telling a tale of Richard, a teenage boy and his family and friends. It begins in Vietnam in the 1960's during the war and ends in 1977, Oakjack Ford. It is a coming of age story with believable characters whose lives are exposed to reveal their past secrets and hopes for the future. There is a lot Richard did not know about his father and what happened to him but all is eventually uncovered and this story takes you there. My favorite characters were confident Anika and loving Uncle Dudek. I would definitely recommend this story. ( )