The Venice Sketchbook: A Novel

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Love and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and lasting romance by the New York Times bestselling author of The Tuscan Child and Above the Bay of Angels. Caroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a

Rhys Bowen is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty novels, including Above the Bay of Angels, The Victory Garden, The Tuscan Child, and the World War II-based In Farleigh Field, the winner of the Macavity and Left Coast Crime Awards for Best Historical Mystery Novel and the Agatha Award for Best Historical Mystery. Bowen's work has won twenty honors to date, including multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. Her books have been translated into many languages, and she has fans around the world. A transplanted Brit, Bowen divides her time between California and Arizona. To learn more about the author, visit www.rhysbowen.com.

"A clever prologue referring to Romeo and Juliet sets the stage for Bowen's...diverting romantic adventure in Venice, complete with intrigue, mystery, and, woe...This novel's engaging entertainment is enhanced by its dual time line that uncovers Juliet's secrets, and a plot enlivened by coincidences and romance. A must-read for Bowen fans and historical fiction enthusiasts." -Library Journal (starred review) "Bowen's vivid storytelling style holds readers enrapt...Bowen has written a tender, poignant story balancing dark and light." -Historical Novel Society "The Venice Sketchbook is that rare book, both epic and personal, and utterly compelling. Two women, decades apart, escape to Venice, each forced to grapple with the influence of world events on her own life. This is a tale brimming with secrets, romance, and possibilities, cast against the colorful setting of irresistible Venice. I was utterly captured." -Barbara O'Neal, bestselling author of When We Believed in Mermaids and The Lost Girls of Devon