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SECRETS OF THE TOWER
By: Debbie Rix
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April 2015
On Sale: March 20, 2015
Featuring: Sam; Lorenzo; Berta
295 pages
ISBN: 1909490822
EAN: 9781909490826
Kindle: B00SS8PPI8
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Romance Historical | Women's Fiction Historical
A richly drawn and absorbing novel of passion and power, love and redemption that will captivate fans of Victoria Hislop, Tracy Chevalier and Kate Furnivall. Two women, centuries apart, bound together by the secrets of one of the most iconic buildings ever created. Pisa, 1999:Sam Campbell sits by her husbandβs hospital bed. Far from home and her children, she must care for Michael who is recovering from a stroke. A man she loves deeply. A man who has been unfaithful to her. Alone and in need of distraction, Sam decides to pick up Michaelβs research into the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Immersing herself in the ancient city, she begins to piece together the mystery behind the creation of the tower, and discovers the woman that history forgotβ¦ Pisa, 1171:Berta di Bernardo, the wife of a rich merchant, sits in her chamber, dressing for a dinner party. A gathering that will change the course of her life and that of a young master mason, Gerardo, forever. A strong, intelligent woman, Bertaβs passion for architecture draws her to Gerardo. As she embarks on a love affair, her maid Aurelia also becomes spellbound by the same man. Yet for Berta, her heartβs desire is to see the Tower built, and her determination knows no boundsβ¦
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