Description
'A thoughtful and subtle historical romance with lots of brains and lots of heart.' Kate Forsyth
1917, Italy. Rebecca Quinn is an unconventional woman.
At the height of World War I, she has given up the safety of her Sydney home for the bloody battlefields of Europe, following her journalist husband to the frontline as a war correspondent in Italy.
Reporting the horrors of the Italian campaign, Rebecca finds herself thrown together with American-born Italian photographer Alessandro Panucci, and soon discovers another battleground every bit as dangerous and unpredictable: the human heart.
About the Author
Pamela Hart is an award-winning author for adults and children. She has a Doctorate of Creative Arts from the University of Technology, Sydney. Under the name Pamela Freeman she wrote the historical novel The Black Dress, which won the NSW Premier's History Prize for 2006. Pamela is also well known for her fantasy novels for adults, published by Orbit worldwide, the Castings Trilogy, and her Aurealis Award-winning novel Ember and Ash. Pamela lives in Sydney with her husband and their son, and teaches at the Australian Writers' Centre. The Charleston Scandal follows her bestselling novels The Desert Nurse, The Soldier's Wife, The War Bride and A Letter From Italy.
Reviews
Hart has a real talent for writing strong female leads who reflect the nature of their time in such a honest and breathtaking way * The Never Ending Bookshelf *
The ending is unexpected, but A Letter from Italy by award-winning author Pamela Hart is sure to please. The narrative flows easily, the descriptions and characters are engaging and the plot has the perfect amount of tension * Starts at Sixty *
Pamela Hart makes the details of daily life shimmer and pierces our hearts with a love story that carries the weight of sacrifice * iBooks on The Soldier's Wife *
Evokes WWI Sydney to the point where the reader can almost feel the salty wind blowing off the harbour as the troops are shipped out through the Heads * Books+Publishing on The Soldier's Wife *
Deeply insightful into the lives of the women left behind in Sydney. We fell in love with the headstrong heroine Ruby. We can almost feel her longing, as well as the frustrating injustice she faces with the social pressures placed on a young woman moving into new times. Hart skilfully builds up suspense in this poignant novel and its dramatic conclusion is breathtaking * Better Reading on The War Bride *
A delightful romance that you could really get lost in * 100% Rock Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9780349417127
Author Pamela Hart
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Piatkus Books
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 244g
Dimensions(mm) 125mm * 196mm * 23mm