{"product_id":"9781803289182","title":"The Village Trattoria : A sweeping World War II saga","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Thorpe, Annabelle \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eItaly\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 July 2024 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Aria) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 400 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 26 | 286g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e** PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS THE ENEMY OF LOVE **Italy 1943The village trattoria, Casa Maria, is famed for its food and for Elena, the formidable matriarch who runs it. But now war has come to Umbria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophia di Luca cooks brilliantly and expects to take over the trattoria from Elena one day. But instead it is charismatic, unpredictable Giorgio Capaldi who has inherited it and now arrives from Rome to run it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile Sophia and Giorgio clash, the town falls under Nazi occupation. And when no one knows who to trust, it is Casa Maria that becomes the centre for secrets, dangerous passions and ultimately betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A wonderful, joyous book, which really spoke to me about the indomitability of the human spirit.’ Elizabeth Enfield***Praise for Annabelle Thorpe: 'Unputdownable!' Claire Dyer, author of The Last Day 'A pacy, engaging tale of human weakness and of passion so overwhelming it can make fools of us all' Daily Express\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41712366846087,"sku":"9781803289182","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781803289182.jpg?v=1719586987","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781803289182","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}