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The Night Falling
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 16 hrs and 45 mins
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Summary
Puglia, 1921. Leandro Cardetta, born into poverty, emigrated to America to make his fortune and has returned home to southern Italy a rich man, accompanied by his glamorous wife, Marcie, an ex-showgirl fighting middle age. Now Leandro has money enough to hire renowned English architect, Boyd Kinsgley, to renovate a crumbling palazzo into an Art Deco statement of wealth, and host Boyd's teenage son and his diffident young second wife, Clare, for one extraordinary summer.
Under the burning sky, beyond the luxury of Leandro's home, tensions are high. Veterans of the Great War are desperate for work and food. Among these is Ettore, Leandro's nephew. Gripped by grief at the loss of his fiancee, Ettore has sworn to identify Livia's killer, and take his revenge. He is too proud to go to his uncle for charity, but when he injures himself one day, he has no choice but to knock on Leandro's door. Meeting Clare there will change everything - and in the most violent way.
During the fierce summer of 1921, all these lives converge. Exactly how did Leandro grow rich in America, and what is the strange hold he has over Boyd? What happened to the first Mrs Kingsley, and what secret haunts the outwardly exuberant Marcie Cardetta? Hearts will be broken, blood will be spilt and the hardest of life's lessons will be learnt as shadows fall.
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- Amanda
- 02-01-15
Struggled to finish this one
In fact I haven't finished this, and will hopefully come back to it. I've read other books by Katherine Webb and enjoyed them but this one doesn't seem to have caught my imagination and I've really struggled with it so will leave it and try again at another time. I can't even tell you much about the story - it has passed me by so much.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-02-15
Disappointing
Would you try another book written by Katherine Webb or narrated by Anna Bentinck?
I have enjoyed a few of her other books
What was most disappointing about Katherine Webb’s story?
The characters were just not appealing
Any additional comments?
If you're new to Katherine Webb definitely go for The Unseen, The Legacy or The Misbegotten
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