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A Season in the Sun - Paperback Edition.

By Wesley Baker.

Before the journeys. Before the choices that would shape a lifetime. Before the man he was expected to become… there was one unforgettable season in the sun.

Set against the sun-drenched beauty of Spain’s Costa Brava in the summer of 1984, A Season in the Sun is a warm and evocative novel of freedom, friendship, first love, and the moment a young man begins to question the future already chosen for him.

Thomas Bennett is standing at the threshold of a promising life. Cambridge awaits, his family expects great things, and the path ahead appears safe, respectable, and certain. Yet beneath that certainty lies a growing restlessness and the feeling that another life may be waiting somewhere beyond England.

Leaving the quiet Kent village of Ightham behind, Thomas travels from London Victoria across France to begin a season working for Sunshine Holidays in Lloret de Mar, Spain. He arrives wide-eyed and full of anticipation, stepping into a world of unfamiliar responsibility, demanding holidaymakers, unpredictable excursions, new friendships, laughter, romance, and extraordinary freedom.

The Costa Brava is more than simply a destination. It is an awakening. A place where independence is first tasted, confidence is quietly built, and Thomas begins to discover the difference between following the life expected of him and choosing one for himself.

A Season in the Sun is not simply a story about working abroad. It is the story of becoming. The first chapter in a young man’s search for freedom, purpose, love, and a place in the wider world. Rich with nostalgia, warmth, humour, and emotion, this is a novel that captures the innocence of youth, the thrill of leaving home, and the quiet transformation that begins when we step beyond everything familiar.

The first book in the Sunshine Seasons series, A Season in the Sun introduces Thomas Bennett at the beginning of a journey that will carry him through new destinations, new relationships, and the defining seasons of his life.

Perfect for readers who enjoy uplifting coming-of-age fiction, heartfelt travel stories, and evocative summer romance, this book will transport you to a time when travel felt raw, real, and full of possibility, and when one summer beneath the Mediterranean sun could change everything.

The author signs each book. A personal touch from the story itself.