Colomba

When Orso della Rebbia returns to his native Corsica after serving in the French army, he expects to settle his father's estate quietly. But his sister, Colomba, has other plans. Consumed by the ancient code of vendetta, she demands that Orso avenge their father's murder at the hands of the rival Barricini family. Torn between the civilized world he has known and the savage pull of blood and honor, Orso must navigate a landscape of betrayal, bandits, and forbidden love—especially when an Englishwoman, Miss Lydia Nevil, captures his heart. Set against the rugged mountains and olive groves of Corsica, this is a timeless story of loyalty, revenge, and the cost of justice. Faithfully retold in vivid, natural English, Colomba retains all the tension and passion of Mérimée's original. Part of Timeless Classics.