The Invitation

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When the city is like this, Hal does not mind being poor. To live in such a place is in itself a form of richness. He is self-sufficient. He has a job, he has no dependants, he has somewhere to sleep at night. A small bedsit in downmarket Trastevere, fine, but it is enough to call home. So different from the life he would have had in England that he might be living on another planet. This suits him perfectly. An unashamedly romantic novel that swept me away to a glamorous period and luxurious locations. Lucy Foley shows a sharp eye for detailed and well-researched description...Thank you for sending it to me.’ If she had been a mother, if she had had a job, an activist for something, anything really. That would have helped to make her more interesting. As things stand she was a rich wife.

THE INVITATION is a riveting, dazzling romance, set in the most beautiful places on earth. I wanted to go wherever Lucy Foley took me.” — Anton DiSclafani, New York Times-bestselling author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls and The After Party Stella is with her husband who is an investor for the film. Hal is on the yacht to do a story. Hal did not know that Stella was married. Oh no! Yet not all that glitters is gold, for many secret histories lurk beneath the surface of these Bright Young Things. Stella is bound to a powerful and profoundly dangerous man, and as Hal’s obsession grows with every passing wave, they sail closer towards a tragic fate. Critical Praise Any issues with the book list you are seeing? Or is there an author or series we don’t have? Let me know!

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As the lost souls find each other again, the story revolves around their pasts that they seem to be unable to shake, and their futures that they both seem unsure of whether they deserve happiness. The settings described are stunning and really transports you aboard to experience the trip with all the characters. After I read that,’ she says, ‘I thought: I must read everything this man has to write on film. You saw what others didn’t. But you stopped!’ This novel is just waiting to be made into a film. It’s easy to ready style belies an intriguing and fascinating plot that is both believable and inspiring.’Hal feels her gaze on him. Her eyes are amazing, he realizes, like liquid bronze. She studies him for a time without speaking. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2020-06-15 16:05:16 Boxid IA1814624 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier