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'Beautiful…Tessa Harris has made me appreciate historical novels in a way that I haven't in quite some time' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Oh my goodness…this book was so unputdownable…will never be forgotten' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A suspenseful novel of bravery and determination…highly recommended' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ***
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Pre-order the brand-new, heart-wrenching and emotional Italian historical fiction novel from Tessa Harris, bestselling author of Beneath a Starless Sky!
A war-torn city. A stolen masterpiece. Two lives in the balance…
Italy, 1940. With Florence on the cusp of war, Il Scorpione, the no-nonsense Englishwomen of the city, find their genteel livelihoods under grave threat by the approach of the Nazis. Tea rooms and bookshops are closed by the Fascists, and the women are forced to join the war effort.
Desperate to help in any way that she can, Angelina Leone, expert art-historian and the half-Italian niece of Il Scorpione’s founder, makes a deal with the devil. To guarantee her beloved Aunt Agatha, the only family she has, safe passage across the city, Lina must authenticate the art ruthlessly stolen from Jewish families. But when she comes across a priceless portrait – one that she cannot bear to see seized by the Germans – Lina declares the masterpiece a fake. But in doing so, will she set off a chain of events with consequences more deadly than she could ever imagine...
Readers have been swept away by Tessa Harris:
'Richly told … a must for all fans of WW2 fiction' MANDY ROBOTHAM
‘A really well researched novel with a dramatic ending' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'An absolute masterpiece' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A thrilling, chilling close-up of the battle to save Italy from within' SARAH STEELE
‘I loved this story, it is one of the few that I have read focusing on Italy … fascinating' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘An amazing and sentimental look at one Englishwoman's war in Italy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780008744694
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 24 April 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HQ Digital
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 368
About the Author
TESSA HARRIS read History at Oxford University and has been a journalist, writing for several national newspapers and magazines for more than thirty years. She is the author of nine published historical novels. Her debut, The Anatomist’s Apprentice, won the Romantic Times First Best Mystery Award 2012 in the US. She lectures in creative writing at Hawkwood College, Stroud and is married with two children. She lives in the Cotswolds.
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