The glamorous capital city of Italy is brought to startling life in The Rome Affair, a compelling summer novel by Karen Swan.
1974 and Elena Damiani lives a gilded life. Born to wealth and a noted beauty, no door is closed to her, no man can resist her. At twenty-six, she is already onto her third husband when she meets her love match. But he is the one man she can never have, and all the beauty and money in the world can't change it.
2017 and Francesca Hackett is living la dolce vita in Rome, leading tourist groups around the Eternal City and forgetting the ghosts she left behind in London. When she finds a stolen designer handbag in her dustbin and returns it, she is brought into the orbit of her grand neighbour who lives across the piazza - famed socialite Viscontessa Elena dei Damiani Pignatelli della Mirandola. Though the purse is stolen, Elena greets the return of the bag with exultation for it contains an unopened letter written by her husband on his deathbed, twelve years earlier.
Mutually intrigued by each other, the two women agree to collaborate on a project, with Cesca interviewing Elena for her memoirs. As summer unfurls, Elena tells her sensational stories, leaving Cesca in her thrall. But when a priceless diamond ring found in an ancient tunnel below the city streets is ascribed to Elena, Cesca begins to suspect a shocking secret at the heart of Elena's life.
© 2017 Macmillan Digital Audio (Ljudbok): 9781509838318
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 13 juli 2017
The glamorous capital city of Italy is brought to startling life in The Rome Affair, a compelling summer novel by Karen Swan.
1974 and Elena Damiani lives a gilded life. Born to wealth and a noted beauty, no door is closed to her, no man can resist her. At twenty-six, she is already onto her third husband when she meets her love match. But he is the one man she can never have, and all the beauty and money in the world can't change it.
2017 and Francesca Hackett is living la dolce vita in Rome, leading tourist groups around the Eternal City and forgetting the ghosts she left behind in London. When she finds a stolen designer handbag in her dustbin and returns it, she is brought into the orbit of her grand neighbour who lives across the piazza - famed socialite Viscontessa Elena dei Damiani Pignatelli della Mirandola. Though the purse is stolen, Elena greets the return of the bag with exultation for it contains an unopened letter written by her husband on his deathbed, twelve years earlier.
Mutually intrigued by each other, the two women agree to collaborate on a project, with Cesca interviewing Elena for her memoirs. As summer unfurls, Elena tells her sensational stories, leaving Cesca in her thrall. But when a priceless diamond ring found in an ancient tunnel below the city streets is ascribed to Elena, Cesca begins to suspect a shocking secret at the heart of Elena's life.
© 2017 Macmillan Digital Audio (Ljudbok): 9781509838318
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 13 juli 2017
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Sara
15 apr. 2023
Loved it. Great many plot twists.
Liwa
31 juli 2023
Svårt att sluta lyssna!
Linnea
22 jan. 2024
Var ok men jag hade svårt att hålla intresset uppe hela tiden.
M
21 aug. 2023
Despite being somewhat slow to start, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The MC is hired to write the biography of an old society lady. While the lady tells a glorified version of her life, we get to jump back in time to get the true story of the lady's life, and what a life! Full of both disappointments and love. Meanwhile, the main character has a more subdued lovestory herself. It's a wonderfully woven story once you get into it and it all comes together beautifully in the end. I almost gave up on it in the beginning but I'm so glad I stuck with it.
M
21 juli 2022
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Camilla
9 feb. 2022
Mysig bok med lite oväntade vändningar. Bra uppläsare.
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