{"product_id":"the-venice-sketchbook-9781542027113","title":"The Venice Sketchbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rhys Bowen crafts a propulsive, unexpected plot with characters who come vibrantly alive on the page.\" --Mark Sullivan, author of \u003ci\u003eBeneath a Scarlet Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and lasting romance by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tuscan Child\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbove the Bay of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper...\u003ci\u003eVenice\u003c\/i\u003e. Caroline's quest: to scatter Juliet \"Lettie\" Browning's ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice. For her students, it's a wealth of history, art, and beauty. For Juliet, it's poignant memories and a chance to reconnect with Leonardo Da Rossi, the man she loves whose future is already determined by his noble family. However star-crossed, nothing can come between them. Until the threat of war closes in on Venice and they're forced to fight, survive, and protect a secret that will bind them forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey by key, Lettie's life of impossible love, loss, and courage unfolds. It's one that Caroline can now make right again as her own journey of self-discovery begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBowen, Rhys:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRhys Bowen is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than forty novels, including \u003ci\u003eAbove the Bay of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Victory Garden\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Tuscan Child\u003c\/i\u003e, and the World War II-based \u003ci\u003eIn Farleigh Field\u003c\/i\u003e, the winner of the Macavity and Left Coast Crime Awards for Best Historical Mystery Novel and the Agatha Award for Best Historical Mystery. Bowen's work has won twenty honors to date, including multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards. Her books have been translated into many languages, and she has fans around the world. A transplanted Brit, Bowen divides her time between California and Arizona. To learn more about the author, visit www.rhysbowen.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50613360722194,"sku":"9781542027113","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a97c1624-ac44-4ac8-af9d-cf3461da6e17.jpg?v=1732397363","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-venice-sketchbook-9781542027113","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}