Review

The Year Without Summer is a novel based on a volcanic eruption in 1816 whose effects were felt around the world

By Penelope Cottier
March 21 2020 - 12:00am
The volcano crater at Mount Tambora. Picture: Shutterstock
The volcano crater at Mount Tambora. Picture: Shutterstock
  • The Year Without Summer, by Guinevere Glasford. Hachette. $32.99.

The Year Without Summer focuses on a volcanic eruption in 1815 that had profound effects around the world. It caused the seasons to change so much that there seemed to be no summer in the Northern Hemisphere in 1816.

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