The Village Trattoria by Annabelle Thorpe

The Village Trattoria by Annabelle Thorpe

A family divided over the future of its famous restaurant is plunged into turmoil as Italy falls to the Germans in 1943.

The Italian setting is lovingly described..a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit in times of extreme adversity -- Historical Novel Review
‘A compelling plot packed full of emotion and drama’ * My Weekly *
Buy of the Week * Daily Mirror / Daily Express *
Travel writer Annabelle Thorpe brings her love of Umbria, Italy, to a holiday read of two families living through the war-torn Italian summer of 1943 * Daily Mirror / Daily Express *
An evocative, beautifully written tale of love and community. The perfect immersive holiday read * Sussex Life *

Annabelle Thorpe has been a travel and features journalist for over twenty years, spending six years on The Times Travel desk, before becoming deputy travel editor for Express Newspapers, and then taking the same role at the Observer. She was named one of the top 50 travel writers in the UK and has visited almost sixty countries, including crossing China by train, driving solo across the Omani desert, and nearly getting run over in Tripoli. Her first novel, The People We Were Before, was set in the Croatian civil war of the 1990s, her second, What Lies Within, is set in Marrakech. She has also written two travel books. Home is rural Sussex, with her husband and cat, although she remains a Londoner at heart.

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ISBN 13	9781803289168
ISBN 10	1803289163
Title	The Village Trattoria
Author	Annabelle Thorpe
Series	Casa Maria
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2023-04-13
Number of pages	384
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.