The Last Son's Secret
By (Author) Rafel Nadal Farreras
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Black Swan
15th June 2017
29th June 2017
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Historical romance
849.936
Paperback
400
Width 127mm, Height 198mm, Spine 24mm
273g
A sweeping story of love and war from a bestselling international author, perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop. A huge international bestseller, this heartbreaking tale of a tiny Italian village during two World Wars will stay with you forever. Among the olive groves and vineyards of southern Italy, a boy and a girl are born, moments apart. Far away in the trenches of World War I, their fathers have just died. Now all the men in Vitantonio's family have been wiped out - all twenty-one. All except him. Growing up together, war seems far away for the two children. But Vitantonio's mother will do anything to protect her son from the curse of death that seems to hang over the family - and so she tells a lie. It is a lie that will bind Vitantonio and Giovanna, the girl who shares his birthday, together over the years. But as the clouds of another war begin to gather on the horizon, it may ultimately drive them apart...
This novel is crying out for a movie adaptation * El Periodico de Catalunya *
Masterfully portrays life in the south of Italy during the first half of the twenty-first century * Blog Propera Parada Cultura *
A beautiful book that will deliver huge satisfaction * Blog Abrir un Libro *
Rafel Nadal Farreras is an award-winning Catalan journalist and author. This is his first novel to be translated into English.