Tuscan Rose
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.54 (946 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1451679076 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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. She is the daughter of a Russian mother and Australian father and has been an intrepid traveller since her youth. Her love of other cultures and languages is matched by her passion for her home country, Australia, where she is a volunteer rescuer and caregiver for the NSW Wildlife Information and Rescue Service. Belinda Alexandra has been published to wide
From an international bestselling author comes a richly woven tale of passion, longing, witchcraft, and magic set in Italy during World War II.A magical, richly woven World War II– era saga filled with passion, secrets, beauty, and horror from internationally acclaimed bestselling author Belinda Alexandra. FIFTEEN YEARS LATER, young Rosa must leave the nuns, her only family, and become governess to the daughter of an aristocrat and his strange, frightening wife. All the while, the hand of Fascism curls around beautiful Italy, and no citizen is safe. FLORENCE, 1914. A mysterious stranger known as The Wolf leaves an infant with the sisters of Santo Spirito. A tiny silver key hidden in her wrappings is the one clue to the child’s identity. Rosa faces unimaginable hardship: her only weapons her intelligence, intuition, and determination and her extraordinary capacity for love.. Their house is elegant but cursed, and Rosa—blessed with gifts beyond her considerable musical talents—is torn between her desire to know the truth and her fear of its repercussions
Fifteen years later, Rosa reluctantly leaves the convent to become a governess for a powerful but cursed family. Rosa has amazing powers of perception, and just as she begins to piece things together, she is falsely accused and imprisoned. While there, she is raped, and the resulting child becomes her heart’s focus. It begins in Florence, Italy, in 1914, when an infant with a silver key tucked in her blanket is left at a convent. In the tradition of The Thorn Birds and Corelli’s Mandolin, Tuscan Rose i
Amazon Customer said Three Stars. Easy read. Good beach book.. My Dog-Eared Purpose said Don't be fooled by the cover - this book is intense and very unexpected.. Book was provided free by NetGalley in exchange for an honest reviewFinish Time: 8 Nights. Wow. This books packs A LOT into it and was definitely not what I expected. My expectation was a nice historical romance (from the nice pretty cover), maybe a little mystery or suspense, but definitely not what I read. A bit disturbing, very intriguing, not a dull moment, this book was action packed from the mome. I loved the historical setting of this book I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.I wasn't sure what to expect with this book. I was pleasantly surprised. I loved the historical setting of this book. It followed the times in Italy while under Mussolini and through WWII. This is historically one of my favorite time periods to read about.I really enjoyed the mystery and the love story in this book. The author did a very g