Young Vere lives with her widowed mother Hermione on a tiny island off Naples, facing Nisida and the peak of Ischia, among fishermen, boatmen singing ‘Napoli Bella’ and a few devoted friends. Into this sunlit retreat creeps a secret from the past, and Vere’s growing understanding of it begins to strain the bond between mother and daughter.
A long, atmospheric sequel to The Call of the Blood by the author of The Garden of Allah, drenched in southern Italian light. Download the free EPUB.