Summer Half Author:Angela Thirkell In Summer Half, the action moves to a prep school bubbling with romantic intrigue. Philip Winter is disastrously engaged to Rose Birkett; Everard Carter is smitten by Kate; and Noel Merton befriends boisterous Lydia Keith. The first of Thirkells celebrated novels set at Southbridge School, Summer Halfs dizzying romantic maneuvers, se... more »t against a backdrop of cricket matches and tea parties, make this one of Thirkells liveliest reads. To read Angela Thirkell is to visit dear and valued friends. BookPage« less