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The Village Trattoria
- Author
- Annabelle Thorpe
- Narrator
- Sara Alexander
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 20 March 2025
- Run Time
- 12 hours 38 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Italy 1943
The village trattoria, Casa Maria, is famed for its food and for Elena, the formidable matriarch who runs it. But now war has come to Umbria.
Sophia di Luca cooks brilliantly and expects to take over the trattoria from Elena one day. But instead it is charismatic, unpredictable Giorgio Capaldi who has inherited it and now arrives from Rome to run it.
While Sophia and Giorgio clash, the town falls under Nazi occupation. And when no one knows who to trust, it is Casa Maria that becomes the centre for secrets, dangerous passions and ultimately betrayal.
‘A wonderful, joyous book, which really spoke to me about the indomitability of the human spirit.’ Elizabeth Enfield
** PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS THE ENEMY OF LOVE **
Praise for Annabelle Thorpe:
'Unputdownable!' Claire Dyer, author of The Last Day
'A pacy, engaging tale of human weakness and of passion so overwhelming it can make fools of us all' Daily Express
Critics Review
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The Italian setting is lovingly described...a celebration of the resilience of the human spirit in times of extreme adversity
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‘A compelling plot packed full of emotion and drama’
My Weekly
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Daily Mirror / Daily Express
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Travel writer Annabelle Thorpe brings her love of Umbria, Italy, to a holiday read of two families living through the war-torn Italian summer of 1943
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An evocative, beautifully written tale of love and community. The perfect immersive holiday read
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Details
- Author
- Annabelle Thorpe
- Narrator
- Sara Alexander
- Duration
- 12 hours 38 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9781035920112
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Second World War fiction, Historical romance
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents The Village Trattoria by Annabelle Thorpe, read by Sara Alexander.Italy 1943The village trattoria, Casa Maria, is famed for its food and for Elena, the formidable matriarch who runs it. But now war has come to Umbria.Sophia di Luca cooks brilliantly and expects to take over the trattoria from Elena one day. But instead it is charismatic, unpredictable Giorgio Capaldi who has inherited it and now arrives from Rome to run it.While Sophia and Giorgio clash, the town falls under Nazi occupation. And when no one knows who to trust, it is Casa Maria that becomes the centre for secrets, dangerous passions and ultimately betrayal.‘A wonderful, joyous book, which really spoke to me about the indomitability of the human spirit.’ Elizabeth Enfield** PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED AS THE ENEMY OF LOVE **Praise for Annabelle Thorpe: 'Unputdownable!' Claire Dyer, author of The Last Day 'A pacy, engaging tale of human weakness and of passion so overwhelming it can make fools of us all' Daily Express
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