Opening book details…
Can I read The Tuscan Contessa: A heartbreaking new novel set in wartime Tuscany on EtoBox?
The Tuscan Contessa: A heartbreaking new novel set in wartime Tuscany by Dinah Jefferies is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Tuscan Contessa: A heartbreaking new novel set in wartime Tuscany about?
ONE WAR. TWO WOMEN. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SAVE THE ONES THEY LOVE? A sweeping new novel from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author of The Tea Planter's Wife In 1943, Contessa Sofia de' Corsi's peaceful Tuscan villa among the olive groves is upturned by the sudden arrival of German soldiers. Desperate to fight back, she agrees to shelter a wounded British radio engineer in her home, keeping him hidden from her husband Lorenzo - knowing that she is putting all of their lives at risk. When Maxine, an Italian-American working for the resistance, arrives on Sofia's doorstep, the pair forge an uneasy alliance. Feisty, independent Maxine promised herself never to fall in love. But when she meets a handsome partisan named Marco, she realizes it's a promise she can't keep... Before long, the two women find themselves entangled in a dangerous game with the Nazis. Will they be discovered? And will they both be able to save the ones they love? 'Dinah Jefferies has a remarkable gift for conjuring up another time and place with lush descriptions, full of power and intensity' Kate Furnivall 'A stunning story of love and loyalty in wartime' Rachel Hore 'Beautiful writing, wonderful char
Who reads The Tuscan Contessa: A heartbreaking new novel set in wartime Tuscany?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Dinah Jefferies
- Publisher
- Penguin Books, Limited
- Published
- 2020
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780241987322
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
More by Dinah Jefferies
Browse all works by Dinah Jefferies
Similar books
- Tuscany for Beginners : A Novel — Imogen Edwards-Jones (2008)
- Summer in Tuscany: A Novel — Adler, Elizabeth (Elizabeth A.) (2009)
- The Cielo : a Novel of Wartime Tuscany — Paul Salsini (2006)
- Flavors of Tuscany : Traditional Recipes from the Tuscan Countryside — Nancy Harmon Jenkins (1998)
- A Thousand Days in Tuscany : A Bittersweet Adventure — Blasi, Marlena de (2004)
- It Happened in Tuscany : a Novel — Gail Mencini (2020)