ONE WAR. TWO WOMEN. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO SAVE THE ONES THEY LOVE?
A sweeping new novel from the number one Sunday Times bestselling
author of The Tea Planter's Wife
In 1943, Contessa Sofia de' Corsi's peaceful Tuscan villa among the
olive groves is upturned by the sudden arrival of German soldiers.
Desperate to fight back, she agrees to shelter a wounded British radio
engineer in her home, keeping him hidden from her husband Lorenzo -
knowing that she is putting all of their lives at risk.
When Maxine, an Italian-American working for the resistance, arrives on
Sofia's doorstep, the pair forge an uneasy alliance. Feisty, independent
Maxine promised herself never to fall in love. But when she meets a
handsome partisan named Marco, she realizes it's a promise she can't
keep...
Before long, the two women find themselves entangled in a dangerous game
with the Nazis. Will they be discovered? And will they both be able to
save the ones they love?
'Dinah Jefferies has a remarkable gift for conjuring up another time
and place with lush descriptions, full of power and intensity' Kate
Furnivall