| The Light in the Ruins Contributor(s): Bohjalian, Chris (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307743926 ISBN-13: 9780307743923 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013498447 |
| Series: Vintage Contemporaries |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.48 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the New York Times bestselling author of Midwives and The Sandcastle Girls comes a spellbinding novel of love, despair, and revenge--set in war-ravaged Tuscany. 1943: Tucked away in the idyllic hills of Tuscany, the Rosatis, an Italian family of noble lineage, believe that the walls of their ancient villa will keep them safe from the war raging across Europe. But when two soldiers--a German and an Italian--arrive at their doorstep asking to see an ancient Etruscan burial site, the Rosatis' bucolic tranquility is shattered. 1955: Serafina Bettini, an investigator with the Florence Police Department, has successfully hidden her tragic scars from WWII, at least until she's assigned to a gruesome new case--a serial killer who is targeting the remaining members of the Rosati family one by one. Soon, she will find herself digging into past secrets that will reveal a breathtaking story of moral paradox, human frailty, and the mysterious ways of the heart. |