The light in the ruins : a novel / Chris Bohjalian.

Hoping to safeguard themselves from the ravages of World War II within the walls of their ancient villa in Florence, the noble Rosatis family become prisoners in their home when eighteen-year-old Cristina's courtship by a German lieutenant prompts the Nazis to take over the estate, a situation that...

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Main Author: Bohjalian, Chris, 1962-
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Murderers > Fiction.
Nobility > Italy > Fiction.
FICTION / Literary.
FICTION / Historical.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Genre:
Fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
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Physical Description:309 pages ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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Hoping to safeguard themselves from the ravages of World War II within the walls of their ancient villa in Florence, the noble Rosatis family become prisoners in their home when eighteen-year-old Cristina's courtship by a German lieutenant prompts the Nazis to take over the estate, a situation that leads to a serial murder investigation years later.
Call Number:PS3552.O495 L54 2013
ISBN:9780385534819 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0385534817 (hbk. : alk. paper)