Single art teacher Marion Hardcastle is rather regretting having agreed to come on holiday with Tom and Janice Cowlishaw. They aren't exactly kindred spirits. And they aren't exactly being made to feel welcome by the supercilious owner of the Palazzo Fratorelli. The Contessa seems to be much more interested in ingratiating herself with her other guests, famous theatre director Terence Armstrong, and film stars, Christopher Bassett and Beatrice Miller-Mander. But, in the warmth of the Italian sunshine, the guests at the Palazzo gradually start to throw off their traditional British reserve - and so begins an extraordinary week of drama, danger, passion, violence, tears, tantrums, sordid secrets - and unexpected romance. Even Marion thaws enough to start enjoying herself. And, who knows, perhaps even fall in love . . .
- ISBN10 0340733802
- ISBN13 9780340733806
- Publish Date 4 April 2002 (first published 1 November 2001)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Hodder & Stoughton
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 416
- Language English