A Song for Summer is a romantic historical novel set in the 1930s in Austria. It follows Ellen, a young woman who leaves England to work at a remote boarding school in the Austrian countryside. There, she becomes involved with a group of passionate musicians and artists who are trying to protect their way of life as political tensions rise in Europe.
Ellen meets Marek, a talented composer, and becomes part of a close-knit community centered around music, love, and resistance to change. As the threat of Nazism grows, the story blends romance, drama, and historical context.