{"product_id":"9781837518906-the-girl-from-venice","title":"The Girl from Venice","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn epic, sweeping historical novel from Siobhan Daiko\u003cbr\u003eA heartfelt wartime story of love and betrayal, from bestseller Siobhan Daiko\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1943\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLidia De Angelis has kept a low profile since Mussolini’s laws wrenched her from her childhood sweetheart. But when the Germans occupy Venice, she must flee the city to save her life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLidia joins the partisans in the Venetian mountains, where she meets David, an English soldier fighting for the same cause. As she grows closer to him, harsh German reprisals and her own ardent patriotic activities threaten to tear them apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYears later.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile sorting through her grandmother’s belongings after her death, Charlotte discovers a Jewish prayer book, unopened letters written in Italian, and a fading photograph of a group of young people in front of the Doge’s Palace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntrigued by her grandmother’s refusal to talk about her time in Italy, Charlotte travels to Venice in search of her roots. There, she learns not only the devastating truth about her grandmother’s past, but also about her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for readers of Rhys Bowen, Fiona Valpy and Victoria Hislop.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Siobhan Daiko:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful story with a compelling historical storyline that you won’t want to put down’ \u003cem\u003eAnn Bennett\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e’I was completely absorbed by … all the characters and intrigue’ \u003cem\u003eAngela Petch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'What a poignant, emotional, thoroughly enjoyable read this was! . such beautiful prose and such a brilliant story that completely transported me.' \u003cem\u003eRenita D'Silva\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘An exciting, impeccably-researched wartime adventure with lots of heart . the perfect mixture of tragedy and happiness' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cem\u003eReader review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA poignant and emotionally charged novel that explores the human spirit's resilience in the face of adversity and I was hooked from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cem\u003eReader review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'So much heartache but alongside this the love of the people who did so much in WWII' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cem\u003eReader review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘A powerful historical novel that I just could not put down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ \u003cem\u003eReader review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41081595920481,"sku":"9781837518906","price":22.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33987778.jpg?v=1749077071","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781837518906-the-girl-from-venice","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}