The Florence Sisters — Tessa Harris

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A war-torn city. A stolen masterpiece. Two lives in the balance…

Italy, 1940. With Florence on the cusp of war, Il Scorpione, the no-nonsense Englishwomen of the city, find their genteel livelihoods under grave threat by the approach of the Nazis. Tea rooms and bookshops are closed by the Fascists, and the women are forced to join the war effort.

Desperate to help in any way that she can, Angelina Leone, expert art-historian and the half-Italian niece of Il Scoprione's founder makes a deal with the devil. To guarantee her beloved aunt Agatha, the only family she has, safe passage across the city, Lina must authenticate the art ruthlessly stolen from Jewish families. But when she comes across a priceless portrait �" one that she cannot bear to see sieged by the Germans �" Lina declares the masterpiece a fake. But in doing so, will she set off a chain of events with consequences more deadly than she could ever imagine …

Readers have been swept away by Tessa Harris:

'Richly told … a must for all fans of WW2 fiction' MANDY ROBOTHAM

‘A really well researched novel with a dramatic ending' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'An absolute masterpiece' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'A thrilling, chilling close-up of the battle to save Italy from within' SARAH STEELE

‘I loved this story, it is one of the few that I have read focusing on Italy … fascinating' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

‘An amazing and sentimental look at one Englishwoman's war in Italy' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Reviews

Praise for Tessa Harris:

'I was swept away by this heart-rending, gripping page-turner set in beautiful Tuscany. A must-read for fans of World War Two fiction' ANNIE LYONS

'The beauty of the Italian countryside is a stunning backdrop for an ugly war of betrayal, cruelty and love, richly told here by Tessa Harris. A must for all fans of WW2 fiction' MANDY ROBOTHAM

'Packed with atmosphere, this wartime resistance drama is a thrilling, chilling close-up of the battle to save Italy from within' SARAH STEELE

About the author

TESSA HARRIS read History at Oxford University and has been a journalist, writing for several national newspapers and magazines for more than thirty years. She is the author of nine published historical novels. Her debut, The Anatomist's Apprentice, won the Romantic Times First Best Mystery Award 2012 in the US. She lectures in creative writing at Hawkwood College, Stroud and is married with two children. She lives in the Cotswolds.

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