by Elizabeth Edmondson · HarperCollins · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007243594
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«Villa in Italy» is the mystery and romance novel by Elizabeth Edmondson, published by HarperCollins in paperback (400 pages, in English).
Four strangers inherit an Italian villa: Delia, an opera singer; George, a scientist; Marjorie, a blocked writer, and Lucius, with a chaotic personal life. The mysterious will that summons them brings them together at Villa Dante, where the atmosphere of the place begins to transform them. A novel of postwar, secrets and second chances.
The work originally appeared as The Villa in Italy in 2006; this English edition is from January 2007.
A read for lovers of historical fiction, romance and mystery, with an Italian setting and characters seeking a second chance.
Elizabeth Edmondson, also known under the names Elizabeth Aston and Elizabeth Pewsey, was an English author who wrote primarily in the mystery, historical, and contemporary fiction genres. She studied Jane Austen while a student at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and many of her published stories were adaptations and sequels of Austen's works, beginning with Mr. Darcy's Daughters in 2003. Edmondson also founded a youth holiday orchestra to provide musical opportunities for local young people in the York area, an organisation that has operated since 1992. Her son, Anselm Audley, is a fantasy author.
