Last Train from Liguria by Christine Dwyer Hickey
Bella lives a cosseted life with her father in London. So when he announces that he has arranged for work for her as a governess in Italy, she is shocked, angry, and terribly scared of what lies in store... But as she boards a train for the northern Italian port of Bordighera, her fear soon gives way to her burgeoning sense of adventure. Bella eventually finds her young charge, Alec, at the Villa Lami, where he lives with his music teacher Edward. She delights in her relationship with the young boy, and discovers unexpected comfort in Edward who, like Bella, seems to be hiding a secret. But the atmosphere in Italy is changing quickly. As fascist laws take effect, Bella, Edward and Alec must escape the mounting threats around them, and face a rapidly changing world.
'Spare, trim, precise and remarkably tense' Margaret Forster 'Keeps getting better, long after you have put it downIn perfect, unassuming prose, Christine Dwyer Hickey conjures all our childhoods.' Anne Enright 'Beautiful and heartbreaking' Independent on Sunday
Christine Dwyer Hickey is an award-winning novelist and short story writer. Twice winner of the Listowel Writers Week short story competition, she was also a prize-winner in the prestigious Observer/Penguin short story competition. Her best-selling novel Tatty was longlisted for the Orange Prize and shortlisted for the Hughes & Hughes Irish Novel of the Year Award. She lives in Dublin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843549871 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843549875 |
| Title | Last Train from Liguria |
| Author | Christine Dwyer Hickey |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2009-06-01 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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