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The House in Amalfi

by Elizabeth Adler

ISBN13: 9780312936464
ISBN10: 031293646x
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Let Elizabeth Adler sweep you away to the dramatic cliffs and azure waters of Italy's Amalfi coast, in this New York Times bestselling novel of secrets, memories, and love...

The secrets of her past lie in Italy...

Lamour Harrington's husband died two years ago. It is the second time she has lost a man she loved to a tragedy: her father died in a mysterious boating accident when she was seventeen. When a devastating discovery about her husband's death leaves Lamour feeling stunned and betrayed, she returns to the house on the lush Amalfi coast where she'd lived with her father during the happiest years of her childhood.

and so does unexpected love...

But the house of her memories has secrets all its own, forcing her to face new truths about another man she once loved. Was her father's death truly accidental? Or was he hiding something that caused his early demise? Torn between two mysterious and compelling men who have now entered her life, Lamour discovers that the past has a way of returning when you least expect it. And someone wants to ensure that Lamour doesn't uncover the secrets of this idyllic, dreamy coastal getaway. As the past and the present collide in a shattering and suspenseful climax, Lamour must face the things she fears the most, in order to find the courage to live life to the fullest.

"Magnificent!"

--Affaire de Coeur

"Adler's colorful descriptions of Italy are as enticing as the story. Romance and mystery fill this magnetic novel, perfect escapist fare."

--Romantic Times (starred review)

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ELIZABETH ADLER is the internationally acclaimed author of sixteen novels. She lives in Palm Springs, California.

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: Jenna Hart, November 28, 2007 (view all comments by Jenna Hart)
In Chicago, though two years have passed since her beloved husband Alex died in a car crash, Lamour Harrington still mourns her loss. Lamour sees the irony that he was the second man in her life to die in a tragic accident as her father Jonathon was killed in a boating incident off Italy's Amalfi coast. To survive she buries herself in her work as a landscape architect, but refuses to allow anyone even a dog or cat into her life because loved ones die. Only her childhood friend Jammy Mortimer pushes Lamour to join the living; her spouse Matt coaxes Jammy to tell the total truth to Lamour about Alex.

Already thinking of returning to the place she was happiest, Amalfi, Jammy's revelation is the final impetus to get her to move. Lamour travels to Italy to learn what led to her beloved artistic father's death and to recapture the magical happiness that has left her bereft. The truth may be freeing, but in spite of meeting Lorenzo Pirata and his adult son, Lamour is unsure that she wants to know the secrets of her heart and that of the HOUSE IN AMALFI.

Whether it is Tuscany, Province or now Amalfi no one serves as a better tour guide of Mediterranean Europe than Elizabeth Adler is. Readers feel they are seeing lush gardens, sharing wine or eating pizza in a remote village cafe as she paints a fabulous landscape. The characters are fully developed with Lamour severing as a terrific focus to the Amalfi tour while the support cast either provides insight into her or into the locale. Once again readers will be transported to another place by the magic of Ms. Adler.

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ISBN:: 9780312936464
Author:: Adler, Elizabeth
Publisher:: St. Martin's Press
Subject:: General
Subject:: Man-woman relationships
Subject:: Widows
Subject:: General Fiction
Subject:: FIC027110
Subject:: Literature-A to Z
Publication Date:: 20060831
Binding:: MASS MARKET
Grade Level:: General/trade
Language:: English
Pages:: 384
Dimensions:: 6.67 x 4.26 x 1.05 in

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