In occupied 1945 Venice, a fisherman rescues a Jewish woman on the run from the Wehrmact SS and chooses to protect her from the Nazis, a decision that leads them into a turbulent love affair marked by beauty and danger.
Frustrated with the restrictions her gender imposes on her life, fourteen-year-old Donata, disguised as a boy, sneaks out of her noble family's house to roam the streets of late sixteenth-century Venice.
Lidia Di Angelis has kept a low profile since Mussolini's racial laws wrenched her from her childhood sweetheart.
Suspenseful and transporting, Christine Mangan's Palace of the Drowned brings the mystery of Venice to life while delivering a twisted tale of ambition and human nature.
The illuminating story of writer and muse--which also examines the cost to a young woman of her association with a larger-than-life literary celebrity--Autumn in Venice is an intimate look at Hemingway's final years.
' Renita D'Silva, bestselling author of Monsoon Memories. 'This book ticked all the right boxes for me Italy, history, art, passion, intrigue - all things that I love to read and learn about.' Read and Relax Reviews.
But all this is put in jeopardy when a business trip to New York City finds her accused of a crime she didn’t commit—and not even Alessandro believes she’s innocent.
And so, that morning at the end of July, the passing of the Carnival Sunshine so close to the bank inevitably made me jump. A few seconds of amazement later and there I was following that impulse – surely new at the time, ...
In her latest adventure, Olivia, everyone's favourite little pig, is off the Venice, the place of fine art, carnival and gondolas for a family holiday to remember.
"The story of Kate Rees, the young American markswoman who has been recruited by British intelligence to drop into Paris on the dangerous business of trying to assassinate the Fuhrer.
The gelato was a vivid emerald green that glinted in the sun. “That looks refreshing,” said Teo's father. “Mint flavor, I dare say.” "That sounds nice,” thought Teo, drawn to the strong sugary smell that came from the trolley.