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The Invitation, Lucy Foley
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- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2017
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- Titel
- The Invitation
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Autor*innen
- Lucy Foley
- Verlag
- Harper
- Erscheinungsdatum
- 2017
- Einband
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0007575394
- ISBN13
- 9780007575398
- Reihe
- Schlagwörter
- Belletristik, Historisches Thema, Krimi & Thriller, Romantik, Krimi, Liebe, Frauen, Frankreich, Kriegsliteratur, Kriege, Spaß, Filmthema, Italien, Südeuropa, Europa, Spanien, Schiffe, Meere und Ozeane, Rom, Sinti und Roma, 50er Jahre des 20. Jahrhunderts, Marokko, Madrid, Filmfestivals
- Erstveröffentlichung
- 2016
- Originaltitel
- The Invitation
- Bewertung
- 3,45 von 5 Sternen
- Beschreibung
- 'The perfect summer read... Gorgeously compelling' Good Housekeeping 'Full of mystery and long-reaching shadows of the past . . . richly drawn and compelling' Rosanna Ley It's 1951. In Europe's post-war wreckage, the glittering Italian Riviera draws an eclectic cast of characters; lured by the glamour but seeking an escape. Amongst them, two outcasts: Hal, an English journalist who's living on his charm; and Stella, an enigmatic society beauty, bound to a profiteering husband. When Hal receives a mysterious invitation from a wealthy Contessa, he finds himself aboard a yacht headed for Cannes film festival. Scratch the beautiful surface, and the post-war scars of his new companions are quick to show. Then there's Stella, whose secrets run deeper than anyone's -- stretching back into the violence of Franco's Spain. And as Hal gets drawn closer, a love affair begins that will endanger everyone...