‘The perfect summer read… Gorgeously compelling’ Good Housekeeping
‘Film crew, Italian Riviera, 1950s. What part of that does not appeal?’ Red
Rome, 1950s. One fateful night, Hal Jacobs meets Stella, a beautiful society darling from New York. To Hal, flailing in the post-war darkness, she’s a point of light. They’re from different worlds, but both trying and failing to carve out a new life.
Stella vanishes all too quickly, until a curious invitation from an Italian Contessa reels her back into Hal’s world. They join the Contessa’s collection of luminaries on a yacht headed for Cannes film festival.
The scene on board is a fiction – scars from the war can be hidden yet not healed. Everyone is hiding a dark history, but Stella’s secrets run the deepest. Compelled by her fragile beauty, Hal is determined to bring back the girl she once was, the girl who’s been confined to history.
The Invitation is an epic love story that will transport you from the glamour of the Italian Riviera, to the darkness of war-torn Spain, and to a golden – if rather haunted – time. Perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Victoria Hislop.
Maria
2022-05-23
The tension builds up, but it comes to a quite different unraveling than you can predict. Beautifully written but a bit bleak.
Olivia
2022-05-06
Trevlig skildring av tid och miljö, intressanta karaktärer. Upplever dock att boken saknar en riktig handling.
Daniel
2022-01-19
En riktigt bra historia med ett underbart språk och underbara miljöer på rivieran!
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