Buried secrets don’t stay hidden forever. Lea reseñas de productos sinceras e imparciales de nuestros usuarios. WWII romances are so my thing, but this book was so much more than just another romance. When she arrives in Italy, she ends up staying with a local woman, and meets many of the villagers and makes friends with handsome Renzo. While this book had a lot of romance and romantic elements, I thought it had more than just love and a boy meets girl plot. On page 103 of 368 of Do No Harm, by Christina McDonald, Re-Share Review: The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles. Lake Union Publishing, February 20, 2018. It’s story about family, loss, children, and life choices. February 13, 2018. I want to visit there even more so than I did before reading this novel. Sofia Bartoli, he met in Tuscany during the war. Change ). ( Log Out /  Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books you've read. I haven’t read In Farleigh Field yet, so I’m pleased to see you enjoyed more that The Tuscan Child. I would assume there was a child some man didn’t know about, and then one day he realizes he’s a dad to a 30-something man (and he’s missed so much!). I haven’t decided if I like the title, or can’t stand it. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Tuscan Child at Amazon.com. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Genre: Historical fiction, Romance, WWII, war romance. There was such an air of sadness around this, and so this book felt much more serious than Bowen’s other titles. Review copy provided by: Author/Publisher in exchange for an honest review. Am I way off to guess that the title has a big spoiler in it? The Tuscan Child is set in WWII Italy and the 1970’s. The father, Sir Hugo Langley, is shot down over a tiny village in Italy called San Salvatore, which is … Vea reseñas y calificaciones de reseñas que otros clientes han escrito de The Tuscan Child en Amazon.com. That was where my mind went to as well, but the book goes a different direction . ( Log Out /  The Tuscan Child presented me with a conundrum—didn’t want the book to end, yet I couldn’t put it down. See the reviews, ranks and prices for The tuscan child. Whether you've loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. You can write a book review and share your experiences. Genre: Mystery ( Log Out /  Still dealing with the emotional wounds of her own personal trauma, Joanna embarks on a healing journey to Tuscany to understand her father’s history—and maybe come to understand herself as well. Oh, I’m glad we had a similar response! I could almost feel the sun on my skin and all the glorious Italian food mentioned. There are some nice scenes involving food, and these were the highlight of the book for me. The weaving of the stories was done well, although I found that there was too much time spent on Hugo’s story. The Tuscan Child bounces back and forth in time between father (in the 1940s during WWII) and daughter (in the 1970s just after her father’s death, trying to piece together his history.) When Joanna goes through her father's papers after his death, she learns that her father had tried to reconnect with a woman. This book sounded similar the In Farleigh Field novel, but different enough to grab my attention and read it. Still dealing with the emotional wounds of her own personal trauma, Joanna embarks on a healing journey to Tuscany to understand her father’s history—and maybe come to understand herself as well. I keep seeing all of these glowing reviews for the book and kept thinking that I must’ve missed something and was worried I wasn’t looking at this book for itself but instead comparing it too much to Rhys Bowen’s other works. In The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen, a daughter’s search for the truth about her father’s service in World War II leads to love between herself and the son of her father’s savior as well as the discovery of a priceless piece of art kept safe from the Germans by her father. I’m a huge, huge fan of Rhys Bowen’s, so when I was contacted by Little Bird Publicity to review her latest book, The Tuscan Child, I immediately jumped at the chance!I adore Bowen’s Molly Murphy Mystery series, and also her Lady Georgiana series. The Tuscan Child by Rhys Bowen: Reading Room Review Last year, the prolific Rhys Bowen gifted us with a stand-alone book, Farleigh Field. Badly wounded, he found refuge in a ruined monastery and in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. Read more about me above! As this is a mystery, it’s important to me that mysteries end well, and unfortunately, the ending was neither exciting nor unexpected. Joanna soon discovers that some would prefer the past be left undisturbed, but she has come too far to let go of her father’s secrets now…. In Farleigh Field was really wonderful. I haven’t been to Italy but the way that Bowen describes the countryside was exactly how I would imagine it in my mind. Two different characters narrate The Tuscan Child: Hugo Langley, in 1944, and his daughter, Joanna Langley, in 1973. Rhys Bowen’s latest novel, The Tuscan Child, seamlessly shifts back and forth between 1944 in war-torn Italy and 1973 in Surrey, England.After the death of her father, Hugo, Joanna Langley returns to Langley Hall, now a prestigious private school but formerly the heraldic seat of his family, which her father had been forced to sell after the war. I loved how much of the story took place in the Italian countryside. This one was really tough for me. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables #4), Book Review: Animal Farm by George Orwell, Book Review: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, Book Review: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (Legacy of Orisha #1), ARC Review: All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin, Book Review: Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman, Book Review: The Radium Girls by Kate Moore, Book Review: The Reason for Time by Mary Burns. It had family secrets, a great location with vivid descriptions, likable characters, history, and of course love. 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The romance, setting and intertwining past/present stories made the book so moody and a pleasure to read and it hit me in the all the feels. I have been lucky enough to read a few of the Molly Murphy mysteries in the past and have grown to love her prose and abilities. The Tuscan Child . Nearly thirty years later, Hugo’s estranged daughter, Joanna, has returned home to the English countryside to arrange her father’s funeral. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. REVIEWS: The Tuscan Child GoodReads Historical Novel Society KD Did It Book Companion From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Rhys Bowen comes a haunting novel about a woman who braves her father’s hidden past to discover his secrets…In 1944, British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted from his stricken plane into the verdant fields of German-occupied Tuscany. The following review is a special for BlackFive readers provided by Elise Cooper. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. In it is a startling revelation. Set in England during WWII, it was a smashing success, and it was just my cup of tea in WWII novels, with mystery and history and shocking revelations. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. The Tuscan Child By : Rhys Bowen Click Here : https://goodreadsb.blogspot.com/?book=1503951812 Badly wounded, he found refuge in a ruined monastery and in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. Review: Oof. I think the title helps to plant assumptions into the readers head. Also I’d heard this book had an art historical bent to it. But now Rhys has outdone herself—The Tuscan Child is a poignant story of love in wartime, woven into a compelling search for the truth when mysteries consigned to the past begin to unravel. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Vea reseñas y calificaciones de reseñas que otros clientes han escrito de The Tuscan Child (English Edition) en Amazon.com. "The Tuscan Child" is a lovely, rather idealistic story. ~ The Lit Bitch. I wouldn’t say that it was overly complex or twisted, but delicately intricate.