{"product_id":"9780349017570","title":"The Battle of the Villa Fiorita","description":"Author: Rumer Godden\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780349017570\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 18 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF\u003ci\u003e BLACK NARCISSUS \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eTHE RIVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our best and most captivating novelists' PHILIP HENSHER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[Godden has] a genius for storytelling' \u003ci\u003eEVENING STANDARD \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Her prose is pure, delicate, and gently witty' \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Descriptions of the Italian setting are gorgeous but the real strength is the childlike perspective' \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen their mother leaves the country to be with her lover, Hugh and Caddie Clavering's seemingly perfect life falls apart. Devastated by the sudden, bitter dissolution of their parents' marriage and desperate for her to come back, the children travel alone to the Villa Fiorita on Lake Garda, determined not to leave without her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn arrival, they can tell Fanny and Rob are deeply in love, and their mother is happier than they've ever seen her, but the scheme lives on. Thankfully, Rob's young daughter is only too glad to help destroy their parents' relationship. Will Hugh and Caddie realise that their actions have consequences before it is too late?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold with wit and great empathy against a stunning evocation of the Italian countryside, Rumer Godden's \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of the Villa Fiorita \u003c\/i\u003emarks another coming of age classic for the highly acclaimed author.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46491596849310,"sku":"ADS-9780349017570","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780349017570.jpg?v=1770594723","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780349017570","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}