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The Italian Correspondent

By: Belinda Alexandra
Narrated by: Jane McDowell
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Summary

Past loves are like ghosts. They haunt you forever. The stunning new novel from the bestselling author of The Masterpiece and Tuscan Rose.


I was war-weary, sad and officially divorced - and that was a recipe for recklessness.

Rome, 1951. Veronica Gold is in the city as the correspondent for Vogue magazine. As Italy tries to shake off its dark fascist past and promote itself as the most glamorous nation in Europe, Veronica is trying to forget the horrific memories of her time as a war reporter attached to the Eighth Army at the brutal height of the Second World War

But just as she hopes to lose herself in la dolce vita, three men appear in her life: Lyle Cooper, her ex-husband and an American diplomat; Marcello Fabbri, an archaeologist and one-time partisan now working in the ruins of Pompeii; and the dashing Count Carlo Durazzo, husband of Veronica's estranged friend, the enigmatic heiress Emerald Evergreen.

Complicated feelings arise, but before Veronica can resolve them, one of these three men is murdered. Veronica is quickly drawn into a sphere of spies and a world on the edge of nuclear war, one where nothing and nobody is quite as they seem.

'Belinda Alexandra is a master at keeping the pages turning' Herald Sun

 20th Century Family Life Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Mystery Psychological Marriage War Scary Italy Haunted
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Another fabulous novel that I couldn’t stop listening to! Three great loves, history and twists and turns kept me enthralled! I loved the return of characters from the Tuscan Rose. Those parts left me emotional & near the end, there is a scene that brought tears to my eyes! It was like seeing an old friend. 💖

Not one but three loves entwined with history and all mixed with twists and turns! Fabulous!

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Love the PTSD angle about the war
The twists about certain characters are they flawed ; good or mixed ?
Enjoyed the Pompeii link ; the three loves ; spies ; & fashion & sexism in the 1940’s & 1950’s
The loss of children; orphanages ; the portrayal of kindnesses in the orphanage
Not everyone is as they seem
Loved the addition of Rosa from the Tuscan rose
That was my favourite book along with mystery woman & Sapphire Sky
Another well written book from Belinda

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