The Garden of Letters

The Garden of Letters

<b>NEW FROM THE AUTHOR OF <i>THE LOST WIFE</i><br /><br /><br /><br />Written in dazzling prose and set against the rich backdrop of World War II Italy, <i>Garden of Letters</i> captures the hope, suspense, and romance of an uncertain era, in an epic intertwining story of first love, great tragedy, and spectacular bravery.</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><i>Portofino, Italy, 1943</i>. A young woman steps off a boat in a scenic coastal village. Although she knows how to disappear in a crowd, Elodie is too terrified to slip by the German officers while carrying her poorly forged identity papers. She is frozen until a man she’s never met before claims to know her. In desperate need of shelter, Elodie follows him back to his home on the cliffs of Portofino.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Only months before, Elodie Bertolotti was a cello prodigy in Verona, unconcerned with world events. But when Mussolini’s Fascist regime strikes her family, Elodie is drawn into the burgeoning resistance movement by Luca, a young and impassioned bookseller. As the occupation looms, she discovers that her unique musical talents, and her courage, have the power to save lives.<br /><br /> <br /><br />In Portofino, young doctor Angelo Rosselli gives the frightened and exhausted girl sanctuary. He is a man with painful secrets of his own, haunted by guilt and remorse. But Elodie’s arrival has the power to awaken a sense of hope and joy that Angelo thought was lost to him forever.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br />