I have been a fan of Daniela Sacerdoti's writing for years and I was thrilled to be asked to take part in the blog tour for her new novel The Italian Villa. The book is set in two time periods; Italy in the thirties and forties and Present day Texas. Callie is a waitress who grew up in care and on her twenty first birthday she discovers that the parents she lost in a fire as a child were not her biological parents. She receives the keys to a Villa in Italy that she has inherited from her biological mother and the diary of a woman called Elisa. Desperate to learn more, she travels to Montevino in Italy to the Villa, captivated by Elisa's story and eager to discover the connection between them. Through the diary she learns about Elisa's struggle to become one of Italy's first woman doctors and her time during World War Two as the town and the people she loves are ripped apart. Sacerdoti is a powerful storyteller, she brings characters vividly to life so that you want to keep reading, long past bedtime. Inspired by true events, this is the kind of sweeping historical tale that fans of Lucinda Riley, Lorna Cook and Rachel Hore will love.
Comments
Post a Comment