The Whirling Girl [Paperback]

Barbara Lambert (Author)

Product Details

Paperback: 380 pages
Publisher: Cormorant Books (Feb 1 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1770860932
ISBN-13: 978-1770860933
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #201,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Review

Praise for The Whirling Girl:

“Sexy and sophisticated, The Whirling Girl is a fairytale for grown-ups. The hero, rich and besotted, lives in a castle; the setting, golden Tuscany, is bewitching; the adventure, a search for buried Etruscan treasure, is exhilarating. But it’s the sly,

wry heroine—lovely and messy and flawed and true—who provides the real enchantment, undermining our expectations and exceeding them at the same time.”

(Annabel Lyon, author of The Golden Mean )

Book Description

Caught in a net of her own lies …

When botanical artist Clare Livingstone unexpectedly inherits her uncle’s property in Tuscany, she travels to Italy to learn why—despite their estranged relationship and complicated past—she was chosen tomaintain his legacy.

The hill town of Cortona, however, won’t give up its secrets easily. Clare is immediately plunged into intrigue. Two men pursue her, but with agendas of their own; neighbours try to delve into the story of her past; and unscrupulous archaeologists are drawn to her property in search of buried Etruscan artefacts. Once again forced to negotiate between desire and history— in a balance as fragile as the orchids she illustrates for science—Clare realizes she cannot escape her life of deception until she finally confronts the truth she has kept buried so long.

See all Product Description