![]() So Caroline goes to Venice to learn what she can, in hopes of figuring out what compelled Lettie, and to take the opportunity to figure out where her own road will lead her next. Leaving behind one final request, that Caroline go to Venice, a place that Lettie seems to have loved but that Caroline never knew was such a part of her great-aunt’s life, along with enough money for Caroline to make the trip, scatter Lettie’s ashes, and perhaps figure out what made the request so important to the dying woman that she hung on long enough to make that one last request. Caroline loves both women, but Lettie has been both her inspiration and her rock for all of her life, and now that support is gone. Lettie and her sister, Caroline’s grandmother Winnie, raised her after the death of her own parents in their tiny country town not too far from London. They are also both at points in their lives when they are making fresh starts – and bittersweet endings.Īs we meet Caroline, her marriage is ending, and so is the life of her beloved great aunt, Lettie. Their stories are linked, not just by the city, and not just by these two women’s relationship to each other, but also to a family that influences both of their lives. This dual timeline story follows the adventures – and misadventures – of two women in two separate eras but in the same exact place, La Serenissima. It’s one that Caroline can now make right again as her own journey of self-discovery begins. Key by key, Lettie’s life of impossible love, loss, and courage unfolds. Until the threat of war closes in on Venice and they’re forced to fight, survive, and protect a secret that will bind them forever. However star-crossed, nothing can come between them. For Juliet, it’s poignant memories and a chance to reconnect with Leonardo Da Rossi, the man she loves whose future is already determined by his noble family. For her students, it’s a wealth of history, art, and beauty. It’s 1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice. Caroline’s quest: to scatter Juliet “Lettie” Browning’s ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper… Venice. Love and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and lasting romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan Child and Above the Bay of Angels.Ĭaroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Purchasing Info: Author's Website, Publisher's Website, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Published by Lake Union Publishing on April 13, 2021 Genres: historical fiction, historical romance, World War II It's one that Caroline can now make right again as her own journey of self-discovery begins.Source: supplied by publisher via NetGalleyįormats available: hardcover, large print, paperback, ebook, audiobook Key by key, Lettie's life of impossible love, loss, and courage unfolds. Until the threat of war closes in on Venice and they're forced to fight, survive, and protect a secret that will bind them forever. For Juliet, it's poignant memories and a chance to reconnect with Leonardo Da Rossi, the man she loves whose future is already determined by his noble family. ![]() For her students, it's a wealth of history, art, and beauty. It's 1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice. Caroline's quest: to scatter Juliet Lettie Browning's ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper.Venice. Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Mark Sullivan, author of Beneath a Scarlet Sky Love and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and lasting romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan Child and Above the Bay of Angels. Rhys Bowen crafts a propulsive, unexpected plot with characters who come vibrantly alive on the page.
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