The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach: A Novel

The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach: A Novel

• The Woman with the Blue Star
• The Orphan’s Tale
• The Ambassador’s Daughter
• The Diplomat’s Wife
• The Kommandant's Girl
• The Last Summer at Chelsea Beach
• The Winter Guest

<p><b>Summer 1941</b><b> </b></p><p>Young Adelia Montforte flees fascist Italy for America, where she is whisked away to the shore by her well-meaning aunt and uncle. Here, she meets and falls for Charlie Connally, the eldest of the four Irish-Catholic boys next door. But all hopes for a future together are soon throttled by the war and a tragedy that hits much closer to home. </p><p>Grief-stricken, Addie flees—first to Washington and then to war-torn London—and finds a position at a prestigious newspaper, as well as a chance to redeem lost time, lost family…and lost love. But the past always nips at her heels, demanding to be reckoned with. And in a final, fateful choice, Addie discovers that the way home may be a path she never suspected.</p>