{"product_id":"venice-sketchbook-rhys-bowen-9781542027113","title":"The Venice Sketchbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Rhys Bowen crafts a propulsive, unexpected plot with characters who come vibrantly alive on the page.\" --Mark Sullivan, author of \u003ci\u003eBeneath a Scarlet Sky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLove and secrets collide in Venice during WWII in an enthralling novel of brief encounters and lasting romance by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tuscan Child\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbove the Bay of Angels\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaroline Grant is struggling to accept the end of her marriage when she receives an unexpected bequest. Her beloved great-aunt Lettie leaves her a sketchbook, three keys, and a final whisper...\u003ci\u003eVenice\u003c\/i\u003e. Caroline's quest: to scatter Juliet \"Lettie\" Browning's ashes in the city she loved and to unlock the mysteries stored away for more than sixty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1938 when art teacher Juliet Browning arrives in romantic Venice. For her students, it's a wealth of history, art, and beauty. For Juliet, it's poignant memories and a chance to reconnect with Leonardo Da Rossi, the man she loves whose future is already determined by his noble family. However star-crossed, nothing can come between them. Until the threat of war closes in on Venice and they're forced to fight, survive, and protect a secret that will bind them forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey by key, Lettie's life of impossible love, loss, and courage unfolds. It's one that Caroline can now make right again as her own journey of self-discovery begins.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lake Union Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50184450736321,"sku":"9781542027113","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/5512\/0833\/files\/9781542027113.jpg?v=1777991112","url":"https:\/\/www.porchlightbooks.com\/products\/venice-sketchbook-rhys-bowen-9781542027113","provider":"Porchlight Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}