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Language
English
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"In 1944, a wounded British bomber pilot parachuted into German-occupied Tuscany and found refuge in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. Nearly thirty years later his estranged daughter finds a letter addressed to Sofia and embarks on a journey to Tuscany to discover his secrets and a past some would prefer be left undisturbed"--
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Thirty years after her British bomber pilot father parachuted from his stricken plane into German-occupied Tuscany, Joanna embarks on a healing journey to learn about her father's hidden wartime past.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
533 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
For Signora Maria Ferraro, the sunflowers in the fields around Tuscany in summer carry bitter memories. Not even her cherished daughter, Anabella, knows what happened to her during World War II, when the Germans overran Florence. In the aftermath of loss and grief she found salvation through cultivating roses on her farm. Now the blossoms symbolize everything that is good and safe, and she nurtures them with as much care as she guards her past. Yet...