The Brass Dolphin

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Joanna Trollopc, "a masterful storyteller" (San Francisco Sunday Fxaminer & Cbronicle), türns her taients to a time and place rich with history and drama in The Brass Dolphin. Lila Cunningham has been saving her pocket money for years to escape her humdrum life and leave for London. But now her father's financial irresponsibility has forced her to change her plans-and accept a position on the Mediterranean island of Malta, overseeing a once-magnificent villa now crumbling as quickly as her expectations. At first, Lila must learn to live with disappointment. Soon, she must learn to eridure deprivation and devastation as Germany 's relentless bombing campaign makes tear as natural as breathing. It is a fear that can be conquered only by love. And as Lila seeks to survive this harrowing journey, she will learn that love, too, often comes unexpectedly... "Trollope explicates siege, faith and passión with convincing force and detail... [aj rich account of wartime bravery and survival."... Tovább

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Joanna Trollopc, "a masterful storyteller" (San Francisco Sunday Fxaminer & Cbronicle), türns her taients to a time and place rich with history and drama in The Brass Dolphin. Lila Cunningham has been saving her pocket money for years to escape her humdrum life and leave for London. But now her father's financial irresponsibility has forced her to change her plans-and accept a position on the Mediterranean island of Malta, overseeing a once-magnificent villa now crumbling as quickly as her expectations. At first, Lila must learn to live with disappointment. Soon, she must learn to eridure deprivation and devastation as Germany 's relentless bombing campaign makes tear as natural as breathing. It is a fear that can be conquered only by love. And as Lila seeks to survive this harrowing journey, she will learn that love, too, often comes unexpectedly... "Trollope explicates siege, faith and passión with convincing force and detail... [aj rich account of wartime bravery and survival." -The New York Tlmes "A writer who delineates character and creates a sense of place that gives real depth to the story line...Malta is described so vividly that you can practically smell the white roses and feel the waves of sun-baked heat rising from the book." -The seattle tlmes Joanna Trollope, a descendant of the növel ist Anthony Trollope, lives in Gloucestershire, England. Vissza