The Garden of Letters
Author: Richman, Alyson
ISBN: 9780425266250
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 02 Sep 2014
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
From the author of THE LOST WIFE comes the story of a young cellist drawn into the Italian Resistance during WWII.BR>BR>b>THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF i>THE LOST WIFE/i>br>br>Set against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy,i>Garden of Letters/i>captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery./b>br>br>i>Portofino, Italy, 1943/i>.A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd,Elodieis too terrified to slip by the German officers while carrying her poorly forged identity papers. She is frozen until a man she's never met before claims to know her. In desperate need of shelter, Elodie follows him back to his home on the cliffs of Portofino.br>br>Only months before, Elodie Bertolotti was a cello prodigy in Verona, unconcerned with world events. But when Mussolini's Fascist regime strikes her family, Elodie is drawn into the burgeoning resistance movement by Luca, a young and impassioned bookseller. As the occupation looms, she discovers that her unique musical talents, and her courage, have the power to save lives.br>br>In Portofino, young doctor Angelo Rosselli gives the frightened and exhausted girl sanctuary. He is a man with painful secrets of his own, haunted by guilt and remorse. But Elodie's arrival has the power to awaken a sense of hope and joy that Angelo thought was lost to him forever.br>br>
ISBN: 9780425266250
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 02 Sep 2014
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback / softback
From the author of THE LOST WIFE comes the story of a young cellist drawn into the Italian Resistance during WWII.BR>BR>b>THE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF i>THE LOST WIFE/i>br>br>Set against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy,i>Garden of Letters/i>captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery./b>br>br>i>Portofino, Italy, 1943/i>.A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd,Elodieis too terrified to slip by the German officers while carrying her poorly forged identity papers. She is frozen until a man she's never met before claims to know her. In desperate need of shelter, Elodie follows him back to his home on the cliffs of Portofino.br>br>Only months before, Elodie Bertolotti was a cello prodigy in Verona, unconcerned with world events. But when Mussolini's Fascist regime strikes her family, Elodie is drawn into the burgeoning resistance movement by Luca, a young and impassioned bookseller. As the occupation looms, she discovers that her unique musical talents, and her courage, have the power to save lives.br>br>In Portofino, young doctor Angelo Rosselli gives the frightened and exhausted girl sanctuary. He is a man with painful secrets of his own, haunted by guilt and remorse. But Elodie's arrival has the power to awaken a sense of hope and joy that Angelo thought was lost to him forever.br>br>
