"Set within the beautiful Tuscan countryside and Florence, this emotionally provocative relationship story spins between two time frames."
The compelling and poignant tale of two women as they battle to overcome their circumstances. After Tori leaves her abusive husband and moves to Florence to complete research for a book, she finds herself intrigued by the story of a member of the Italian resistance. Two very separate women and their stories sit within this novel, linked by their situation and one woman. I was immediately captured by Stella’s story, the detail of her life fighting the fascists was fascinating. I found myself searching for the connection between Stella and Tori, as the novel progressed and the link became clear I settled further into the tale. Kat Devereaux writes about the difficulties faced in an abusive marriage with care and consideration. There were parts I expected to be in the spotlight but faded into the background, and other quieter elements that enjoyed sitting centre stage. So, I would suggest not overthinking and just letting yourself embrace the unexpected nature of the journey. The ending is rather abrupt, yet feels appropriate, as though there are still secrets still waiting to be found. Set in the loveliest of locations, Escape to Tuscany is an absorbing and thought-provoking relationship tale.
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A gripping and moving debut novel about two women, decades apart, whose fates converge in Florence, Italy. Perfect for fans of Patricia Wilson, Carol Kirkwood and Lucinda Riley.
Only fourteen, Stella Infuriati is the youngest member of her town's resistance network during World War II. Risking imprisonment and death, she relays messages, supplies, and weapons to partisan groups in the Tuscan Hills. Her parents have no idea, consumed instead by love and fear for their beloved son, Achille, a courier and unofficial mechanic for a communist brigade fighting the fascists.
Then, after 1945, Stella seemingly vanishes from the records, her name and story overshadowed by the tragic death of her brother – until a young writer arrives in Tuscany in the spring of 2019, uncovering long-buried secrets.
Fleeing an emotionally abusive marriage and a lonely life on an isolated estate, Tori McNair has come to Florence, the beautiful city her grandmother, Margaret, taught her to love, to build a new life. As she digs into her family history with the help of Marco, a handsome lawyer, Tori starts to uncover secrets of the past – truths that stretch back decades, to a young woman who risked everything to save her world....
Escape to Tuscany features in the following genres: Romance / Relationship Stories, Historical Fiction, Historical romance, Fiction, Recommendations, Debuts
Escape to Tuscany is available in Paperback
Escape to Tuscany was written by Kat Devereaux and published by Head of Zeus
Escape to Tuscany has 400 pages
£8.99
