Tuscan RoseFrom an international bestselling author comes a richly woven tale of passion, longing, witchcraft, and magic set in Italy during World War II. A magical, richly woven World War II– era saga filled with passion, secrets, beauty, and horror from internationally acclaimed bestselling author Belinda Alexandra. FLORENCE, 1914. A mysterious stranger known as The Wolf leaves an infant with the sisters of Santo Spirito. A tiny silver key hidden in her wrappings is the one clue to the child’s identity. . . . FIFTEEN YEARS LATER, young Rosa must leave the nuns, her only family, and become governess to the daughter of an aristocrat and his strange, frightening wife. Their house is elegant but cursed, and Rosa—blessed with gifts beyond her considerable musical talents—is torn between her desire to know the truth and her fear of its repercussions. All the while, the hand of Fascism curls around beautiful Italy, and no citizen is safe. Rosa faces unimaginable hardship: her only weapons her intelligence, intuition, and determination . . . and her extraordinary capacity for love. |
Contents
Section 18 | 322 |
Section 19 | 335 |
Section 20 | 352 |
Section 21 | 368 |
Section 22 | 381 |
Section 23 | 403 |
Section 24 | 417 |
Section 25 | 433 |
Section 9 | 153 |
Section 10 | 166 |
Section 11 | 184 |
Section 12 | 203 |
Section 13 | 221 |
Section 14 | 242 |
Section 15 | 262 |
Section 16 | 281 |
Section 17 | 305 |
Section 26 | 450 |
Section 27 | 470 |
Section 28 | 487 |
Section 29 | 509 |
Section 30 | 543 |
Section 31 | 579 |
Section 32 | 583 |
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