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The Villa in Italy

By Elizabeth Edmondson

The Villa in Italy Contemporary literature

The Villa in Italy

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Escapist and completely absorbing, The Villa in Italy is the perfect, mouth-watering summer read. Four very different people are named in a will. Delia, an opera singer robbed of her voice by illness; George, an idealistic scientist who cannot face what his skills have created; Marjorie, desperately poor and unable to dislodge her writer's block; and Lucius, ostensibly in control but whose personal life is in chaos. All are summoned to the Villa Dante, home of the late Beatrice Malaspina. But who was she? While they wait to find out, the villa begins to work its seductive magic. With its faded frescoes, overgrown garden and magnificent mediaeval tower, it is unlike anywhere they have been before. Slowly, four characters who have gone to great lengths to hide their troubles find that change - and even hope - is possible after all. But the mysterious Beatrice has a devastating secret to reveal that will affect them all... A beautiful evocation of Italy in the aftermath of World War Two, the personal consequences of living through such a time, and a celebration of humankind's ability to heal and learn to love again, this most absorbing novel will win Elizabeth Edmondson a host of new fans.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
432
Release Date:
2006-12-01
Publication Date:
2006-12-04
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0007223773
ISBN13:
9780007223770
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
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Weight:
287 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
32 cm

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