Tuscan Rose
Author(s): Belinda Alexandra
SECONDHAND BOOKS | Australian Fiction
From an international bestselling author comes a richly woven tale of passion, longing, witchcraft, and magic set in Italy during World War II. A magical, richly woven World War II- era saga filled with passion, secrets, beauty, and horror from internationally acclaimed bestselling author Belinda Alexandra. FLORENCE, 1914. A mysterious stranger known as The Wolf leaves an infant with the sisters of Santo Spirito. A tiny silver key hidden in her wrappings is the one clue to the child's identity. . . . FIFTEEN YEARS LATER, young Rosa must leave the nuns, her only family, and become governess to the daughter of an aristocrat and his strange, frightening wife. Their house is elegant but cursed, and Rosa--blessed with gifts beyond her considerable musical talents--is torn between her desire to know the truth and her fear of its repercussions. All the while, the hand of Fascism curls around beautiful Italy, and no citizen is safe. Rosa faces unimaginable hardship: her only weapons her intelligence, intuition, and determination . . . and her extraordinary capacity for love.
2012. A paperback copy in very good condition.
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Set in wartime Italy, when a child is left at a convent by someone known as "The Wolf", a clue left will unlock the mystery over time. A long but rewarding read, with characters you will fall in love with. It also has a great ending that you will never see coming.
Elisa, Book Grocer
General Fields
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- : Simon & Schuster, Limited
- : Simon & Schuster, Limited
- : June 2012
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Special Fields
- : 656
- : 823/.92
- : English
- : Paperback
- : Belinda Alexandra