Hermione Lester, intellectual and unconventional, marries the much younger Maurice Delarey, whose Sicilian grandmother has left him with a southern nature. When she is called away, Maurice stays alone in Sicily with his loyal servant Gaspare, and the wild island, a fisherman’s daughter and her vengeful father begin to stir the blood within him, while her friend Emile Artois watches.
Lush, sun-drenched Edwardian drama from the author of The Garden of Allah. Download the free EPUB.