Eva Ibbotson 6 Books Collection Set - Classic Historical Fiction Novels - Paperback

Titles in This Set
The Morning Gift
The Secret Countess
A Song for Summer
A Company of Swans
Madensky Square
Magic Flutes

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
, 9781035047062, 9781035047109, 9781035047093, 9781035047147, 9781035047130
Publisher: Picador

Overview
This paperback collection gathers six of Eva Ibbotson's best-loved adult novels in one set. The Morning Gift, The Secret Countess, A Song for Summer, A Company of Swans, Madensky Square, and Magic Flutes each stand alone, yet together map pre-war and interwar Europe, from Vienna's grand apartments to English drawing rooms and Cambridge colleges. Ibbotson pairs sparkling wit with real historical texture, and her heroines pursue independence, love, and self-discovery with courage and warmth. It's a rewarding introduction or treasured re-read for fans of intelligent historical romance.

About the Books
Eva Ibbotson made her name writing warm, witty historical novels for adults, and this set brings together six of her finest works. The Morning Gift and The Secret Countess both open amid the upheavals of early-twentieth-century Europe, following young women uprooted from privileged lives and forced to remake themselves in England, while Madensky Square turns to prewar Vienna itself, told through the diary of a resourceful dressmaker navigating love, friendship, and independence on the eve of change. A Song for Summer carries readers to an eccentric progressive school in the Austrian mountains, where music, restless children, and quiet courage intertwine, and A Company of Swans follows a sheltered Cambridge girl who runs away to join a touring ballet company, trading convention for a life of her own choosing. Magic Flutes returns to Vienna's glittering world of opera and aristocracy, where mistaken identity and music open the door to an unlikely romance. Across all six novels, Ibbotson's heroines are underestimated women who claim agency with humor, resilience, and heart, and her settings—grand houses, opera stages, ballet companies, and dressmakers' salons—are rendered with the same affectionate, observant precision as her memorable characters. Readers who love gentle, intelligent romance and stories where history meets personal transformation will find this collection immensely satisfying, read straight through or savored one novel at a time.

Key Benefits

• Six stand-alone novels by Eva Ibbotson in one paperback set
• Historical settings across Vienna, Cambridge, and the Austrian countryside
• Witty, character-driven romance for historical fiction fans
• Brand new paperback, ideal for gifting or a personal library
• A satisfying introduction to Ibbotson's adult fiction
• Great for birthdays, holidays, or book club picks

Book-by-Book Guide
The Morning Gift — Ruth Berger flees Nazi-annexed Vienna in 1938 and rebuilds her life in England after an unexpected marriage.
The Secret Countess — Exiled Russian countess Anna Grazinsky takes work as a housemaid and wins over the English family she serves.
A Song for Summer — Ellen Carr takes a post at an unconventional Austrian mountain school, steadying an eccentric household.
A Company of Swans — Harriet Morton leaves a strict Cambridge upbringing to join a touring ballet company in South America.
Madensky Square — A year in a Vienna dressmaker's diary follows her loves and friendships before the First World War.
Magic Flutes — Set in Vienna's opera and aristocratic circles, mistaken identity and music draw two unlikely people together.

About the Author
Eva Ibbotson (1925–2010) was born in Vienna and emigrated to England as a child when her family fled the rise of Nazism, an experience that shaped the European settings of much of her adult fiction. She trained as a physiologist before turning to writing, and went on to publish both witty, warm-hearted historical romances for adults and beloved children's and YA novels enjoyed by generations of young readers. Known for elegant prose, sly humor, and heroines who triumph through resourcefulness rather than luck, Ibbotson remains a cherished voice in historical and family fiction alike.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Six complete novels of wit, romance, and interwar European history make this paperback set a rewarding treat or a thoughtful gift. Perfect for holiday season giving, a birthday for the historical fiction fan in your life, or cozy summer reading, this collection delivers Ibbotson's signature warmth story after story.

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