The Venice sketchbook : a novel /
Bowen, Rhys,
The Venice sketchbook : a novel / Rhys Bowen. - First edition. - Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2021] - 397 pages ; 22 cm
"New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan Child and Above the Bay of Angels"--Dust jacket.
"Rhys Bowen crafts a propulsive, unexpected plot with characters who come vibrantly alive on the page." -Mark Sullivan, author of Beneath a Scarlet SkyLove 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.Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper.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.It's 1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice. For her students, it's a wealth of history, art, and beauty. 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. However star-crossed, nothing can come between them. 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.Key by key, Lettie's life of impossible love, loss, and courage unfolds. It's one that Caroline can now make right again as her own journey of self-discovery begins.
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2021443731
Divorced women--Fiction.
Great-aunts--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Italy--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Great-aunts--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc--Fiction.
Femmes divorcees--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Grands-tantes--Notes, esquisses, etc.--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Relations entre hommes et femmes--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
FICTION / Historical / General
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General
FICTION / Women
Divorced women.
Man-woman relationships.
Divorced women--Fiction.
Great-aunts--Fiction.
Drawing--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
Venice (Italy)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Venice (Italy)--Fiction.
Venise (Italie)--Histoire--20e siecle--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Italy.
Italy--Venice.
Venice (Italy)--History--Fiction.
Venice (Italy)--Fiction.
Fictional Work
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Novels.
Romance fiction.
Love stories.
Romance fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
Romans.
General Fiction
Modern & contemporary fiction
Crime & mystery: cosy mystery
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Historical fiction
Intended specifically for women and/or girls
PR6052.O848 / V46 2021
The Venice sketchbook : a novel / Rhys Bowen. - First edition. - Seattle : Lake Union Publishing, [2021] - 397 pages ; 22 cm
"New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan Child and Above the Bay of Angels"--Dust jacket.
"Rhys Bowen crafts a propulsive, unexpected plot with characters who come vibrantly alive on the page." -Mark Sullivan, author of Beneath a Scarlet SkyLove 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.Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper.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.It's 1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice. For her students, it's a wealth of history, art, and beauty. 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. However star-crossed, nothing can come between them. 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.Key by key, Lettie's life of impossible love, loss, and courage unfolds. It's one that Caroline can now make right again as her own journey of self-discovery begins.
9781542027120 9781542027113
2021443731
Divorced women--Fiction.
Great-aunts--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Italy--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Great-aunts--Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc--Fiction.
Femmes divorcees--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Grands-tantes--Notes, esquisses, etc.--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Relations entre hommes et femmes--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
FICTION / Historical / General
FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General
FICTION / Women
Divorced women.
Man-woman relationships.
Divorced women--Fiction.
Great-aunts--Fiction.
Drawing--Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945--Fiction.
Venice (Italy)--History--20th century--Fiction.
Venice (Italy)--Fiction.
Venise (Italie)--Histoire--20e siecle--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Italy.
Italy--Venice.
Venice (Italy)--History--Fiction.
Venice (Italy)--Fiction.
Fictional Work
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Novels.
Romance fiction.
Love stories.
Romance fiction.
Historical fiction.
Novels.
Romans.
General Fiction
Modern & contemporary fiction
Crime & mystery: cosy mystery
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Historical fiction
Intended specifically for women and/or girls
PR6052.O848 / V46 2021