Late Season

Fülszöveg

An isolated Tuscan farmhouse on the edge of an ancient wood is the perfect setting for a late September holiday. As a group of old friends from university and their families gather to relax and unwind, all are hoping it will be a chance to put the tragic events of the previous year behind them. There were six of them once; now they are five.
Watching the British visitors arrive from her own terrace is Anna Viola, whose family has lived for centuries in the crumbling red-brick
farmhouse above II Vignacce. As a little girl during the war, Anna watched an Englishman arrive at the house, seeking shelter from the
Germans. His appearance would change her life for ever; it still haunts the family home she holds in trust for her beloved son Paolo.
The apparently peaceful Italian countryside holds as many secrets as its visitors and, before the week is out, the past and the present will collide, with unexpected and dramatic results
Just some of the praise for A PARTY IN SAN NICCOLO:... Tovább

Fülszöveg

An isolated Tuscan farmhouse on the edge of an ancient wood is the perfect setting for a late September holiday. As a group of old friends from university and their families gather to relax and unwind, all are hoping it will be a chance to put the tragic events of the previous year behind them. There were six of them once; now they are five.
Watching the British visitors arrive from her own terrace is Anna Viola, whose family has lived for centuries in the crumbling red-brick
farmhouse above II Vignacce. As a little girl during the war, Anna watched an Englishman arrive at the house, seeking shelter from the
Germans. His appearance would change her life for ever; it still haunts the family home she holds in trust for her beloved son Paolo.
The apparently peaceful Italian countryside holds as many secrets as its visitors and, before the week is out, the past and the present will collide, with unexpected and dramatic results
Just some of the praise for A PARTY IN SAN NICCOLO:
'A romantic murder-mystery set in Florence and its environs is just the thing to pack for your Tuscan villa holiday - and this one doesn't disappoint a rich stew of intrigue' Guardian
' an atmospheric and compelling whodunit' Joanna Trollope
'A satisfying debut novel [which] strays far from the beaten track of the Duomo and the Uffizi' Daily Mail
'Charming a promising debut' Sunday Tribune
'Well-drawn Kent manipulates her transplanted inglesi and loquacious locali with unfussy authority' Independent on Sunday Vissza