The Light in the Ruins The Light in the Ruins

The Light in the Ruins

    • 3.9 • 366 Ratings
    • $11.99
    • $11.99

Publisher Description

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the New York Times bestselling author of The Flight Attendant comes a spellbinding novel of love, despair, and revenge—set in war-ravaged Tuscany.

1943: Tucked away in the idyllic hills of Tuscany, the Rosatis, an Italian family of noble lineage, believe that the walls of their ancient villa will keep them safe from the war raging across Europe. But when two soldiers—a German and an Italian—arrive at their doorstep asking to see an ancient Etruscan burial site, the Rosatis’ bucolic tranquility is shattered.
 
1955: Serafina Bettini, an investigator with the Florence Police Department, has successfully hidden her tragic scars from WWII, at least until she’s assigned to a gruesome new case—a serial killer who is targeting the remaining members of the Rosati family one by one. Soon, she will find herself digging into past secrets that will reveal a breathtaking story of moral paradox, human frailty, and the mysterious ways of the heart. 

Look for Chris Bohjalian's new novel, The Lioness!

GENRE
Fiction & Literature
RELEASED
2013
July 9
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
320
Pages
PUBLISHER
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
8.2
MB

Customer Reviews

Sweetpeatoo ,

Very nice read

Great combination of mystery, history and an Italian travel piece. Nicely drawn characters with WWII and post-war intrigue. I am going to Florence this fall and will look for places mentioned in book. Hope some of them are real!

Cleoreader ,

The Light in the Ruins

I loved this book... I read it in 2 days!!!!

Lolly7500 ,

Excellent

Great read!

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