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After a taxing assignment as a war‑correspondent in Bosnia, 33‑year‑old Bill Fitzgerald seeks respite in Venice. There he meets 27‑year‑old American glass designer Vanessa Stewart, an unhappily married woman from New York. The two quickly develop a deep, illicit romance that pulls them across cities and into secret trysts, yet their love is tested when one of them fails to appear at a third meeting. Barbara Taylor Bradford charts their passionate journey—encompassing themes of love, loyalty, and loss—through the vivid settings of Venice, Manhattan, and Southampton.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Barbara Taylor Bradford
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