Despite getting off to a somewhat slow start, I found myself engrossed in this fascinating novel that's part contemporary mystery and part historical fiction. I've read quite a few novels set during World War II, but this is the first one that has been set in Nazi-occupied Italy, and I appreciat...
The biggest appeal of this suspense novel is the true and utter beauty of the Italian landscape. Mary Warren is the character who is immersed in this beauty, yet that feeling of splendour soon turns into a nightmarish event. Mary is a newlywed - and the definition of that particular word is suppo...