Written for girls in their early teens, the Llio series continues with Beth yw’r Haf i Mi? (Summer of Lost Love), a direct continuation from the first volume Y Dyddiadur Bach (The Pocket Diary). Our heroine Llio faces the long summer holidays without Trystan, the cute boy next door she really fancied. Llio and her mum go to spend their holidays with Mamgu, her cranky granny who lives out in the country. She’s a difficult person to get on with, but despite everything she is Mamgu and that’s why she’d got to be loved, respected… and tolerated! Mamgu’s house is a treasure trove of memories for Llio’s mum, passions from years ago which prove that the divide between daughter and mother isn’t that vast at all. Both of them are thinking the same kind of things, mainly about love – or really, how can they both ensure they’ve got someone else to adore and care for. Llio’s mum finds some old boyfriends hanging around the village, but it’s so difficult to reignite extinguished flames, especially as Rhisiart, the handsome neighbour back in town, is everpresent in her mind. And will Llio herself, seemingly abandoned by Trystan, fall for a sweet enough crooner who may, or may not be, Mr Right? Nothing’s for certain until Llio and her mum come home at the end of their hols. Will Rhisiart and Trystan be there? Stepping off the train is like stepping into the great unknown!...
