Last Train from Liguria - Softcover

Christine Dwyer Hickey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843549875 ISBN 13: 9781843549871

Publisher: Atlantic Books, 2009

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

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.

Review:

"'Spare, trim, precise and remarkably tense' Margaret Forster 'Keeps getting better, long after you have put it down. In perfect, unassuming prose, Christine Dwyer Hickey conjures all our childhoods.' Anne Enright 'Beautiful and heartbreaking' Independent on Sunday"

About this edition

• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1843549875
• ISBN 13: 9781843549871
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392