{"product_id":"the-rose-villa-by-leah-fleming-9781801108812","title":"The Rose Villa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the French Riviera between the wars to a terrifying endgame in World War 2 Occupied France, a gripping story of doomed but triumphant love from the author of \u003ci\u003eA Wedding in the Olive Garden\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHigh above the Mediterranean, on the French Riviera, stands a beautiful pink stucco villa. Once a playground for the rich and glamorous, now—in the aftermath of World War 1—it is a convalescent home for sick and wounded nurses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHere Scottish Flora Garvie is recovering from four traumatic years on the ambulance trains. And here she will meet again charismatic but troubled Kit Carlyle, a regimental chaplain who no longer believes in his calling and certainly doesn't believe himself worthy of Flora's love. Their dramatic rollercoaster of a story will take them through death, separation and war, until a terrifying game of cat and mouse in Occupied France seals their fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Leah Fleming:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A born storyteller' \u003cb\u003eKate Atkinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A moving and compelling story about a lifetime's journey in search of the truth' \u003cb\u003eRachel Hore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Fascinating and unputdownable' \u003cb\u003eTrisha Ashley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A fabulous story of people, places and pearls from a master storyteller' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLancashire Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428311449836,"sku":"9781801108812","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781801108812.jpg?v=1774497031","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-rose-villa-by-leah-fleming-9781801108812","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}