The Solitary Summer saw the world first in 1899 and made its author Elizabeth von Arnim very popular and acknowledged, even more popular than she became after publishing the first book of the sequel called Her German Garden. While the first book was created in the form of a diary, the second novel narrates about one summer in the life of Elizabeth who spends a lot of time in her garden taking care of plants. Readers get carried away from the very first scene of the book when Elizabeth decides to have a free summer without guests and devote it fully to her family and her garden. She loves nature a lot and wants to be closer to it. Also in the novel you will find the description of Elizabeth's relationship with her husband to whom she is fully dedicated. All readers who like nature and are fond of nice and kind stories will definitely enjoy the book.