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Italian Chronicles #2
The Italian
Set in the early nineteenth century, Beatrice Fairweather, a shy woman and a serious student of art, returns to Italy to paint. There she becomes reacquainted with Angelo Bartolini, an attractive man from her past who is also an activist in the Carbonari movement (dedicated to the liberation of Italy from Austria). Their attraction is instant but obstacles to their union abound when Angelo grants another woman -- a dying woman -- her last wish by marrying her, only to discover she miraculously survives.
448 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Elaine Coffman
63 books116 followersBarbara Elaine Gunter was born in San Diego, California, to William Samuel Gunter, Jr., a naval officer and Edna Marie (née Davidson) Gunter, a homemaker. From the age of three she lived in Midland, Texas and graduated from Midland High School. After she received a degree in elementary education from North Texas State University, she taught elementary school in Midland, Texas, while working on her Master’s Degree and certification for Language and Learning Disabilities at Texas Tech in Lubbock.
Elaine currently resides in Austin, Texas, where her son, Chuck, also lives. She has two daughters, Lesley who resides in Raleigh, N.C. and Ashley, who lives in San Diego, California.
Elaine Coffman is a New York Times bestselling author with a large international following. She has penned novels in both the historical romance genre and suspense. A lover of history, she has penned several novels set in Scotland, Regency England, Italy and the American West. To date, she is the author of nineteen novels and five novellas.
While writing her first novel, My Enemy, My Love, she found herself inspired by a letter her great-great grandmother, Susannah Jane Dowell Shacklett wrote in 1920, telling about her journey from Brandeburg, Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas, and then going with an army escort to El Paso, Texas, where her brother, Ben Dowell, a veteran of the Mexican War, was El Paso's first mayor.
Elaine continued to write best-selling, award-winning books until the publication of her eleventh novel, If You Loved Me, which was the last book of her beloved Mackinnon series and her first book to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Her first suspense novel, Alone in the Dark, was published by Pocket books in 2006.
Elaine currently resides in Austin, Texas, where her son, Chuck, also lives. She has two daughters, Lesley who resides in Raleigh, N.C. and Ashley, who lives in San Diego, California.
Elaine Coffman is a New York Times bestselling author with a large international following. She has penned novels in both the historical romance genre and suspense. A lover of history, she has penned several novels set in Scotland, Regency England, Italy and the American West. To date, she is the author of nineteen novels and five novellas.
While writing her first novel, My Enemy, My Love, she found herself inspired by a letter her great-great grandmother, Susannah Jane Dowell Shacklett wrote in 1920, telling about her journey from Brandeburg, Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas, and then going with an army escort to El Paso, Texas, where her brother, Ben Dowell, a veteran of the Mexican War, was El Paso's first mayor.
Elaine continued to write best-selling, award-winning books until the publication of her eleventh novel, If You Loved Me, which was the last book of her beloved Mackinnon series and her first book to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Her first suspense novel, Alone in the Dark, was published by Pocket books in 2006.
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December 4, 2013
Loved it! The author was very knowledgeable about life during these war times and I felt that I learned all kinds of things as well as enjoyed a wonderfully awesome and heart pounding story. I was on the edge of my seat numerous times wondering what was happening. It never let my blood pressure stay at normal that was for sure.
February 14, 2017
The stereotypical historical romance. If you like that sort of stuff, then you'll love this. However, if you're like me, you'll find this book laughable, predictable and a non-chemical way to get you drowsy.
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March 30, 2023"Τι πρέπει, τι δεν πρέπει
Στιγμή δεν σκέφτηκα
Εγώ μέχρι θανάτου
Σε ερωτεύτηκα"
Και κάπως έτσι, μετά από σαράντα κύματα, το ζεύγος Βούρτση-Ξανθόπουλος κατέληξαν σε χάπι εντ.
Κάτι λίγο και από τον άνθρωπο με το σιδηρούν προσωπείο, για σπιρτάδα και έξτρα δράμα.
Μπόλικος πολύχρωμος εμετούλης, με γκλιτερένιες καρδούλες να σκάνε σαν πυροτεχνήματα από το πολύ γούτσου γούτσου.
Αλλά χρειάζονται και τέτοια διαλείμματα που και που, όταν δεν θες να παρατήσεις το αγαπημένο σου άθλημα, αλλά το μυαλό-πουρές ρέει από το δεξί σου αυτί.
Το αριστερό είναι μονίμως βουλωμένο.
Στιγμή δεν σκέφτηκα
Εγώ μέχρι θανάτου
Σε ερωτεύτηκα"
Και κάπως έτσι, μετά από σαράντα κύματα, το ζεύγος Βούρτση-Ξανθόπουλος κατέληξαν σε χάπι εντ.
Κάτι λίγο και από τον άνθρωπο με το σιδηρούν προσωπείο, για σπιρτάδα και έξτρα δράμα.
Μπόλικος πολύχρωμος εμετούλης, με γκλιτερένιες καρδούλες να σκάνε σαν πυροτεχνήματα από το πολύ γούτσου γούτσου.
Αλλά χρειάζονται και τέτοια διαλείμματα που και που, όταν δεν θες να παρατήσεις το αγαπημένο σου άθλημα, αλλά το μυαλό-πουρές ρέει από το δεξί σου αυτί.
Το αριστερό είναι μονίμως βουλωμένο.
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September 14, 2011per ora ho letto solo le prime 30 pagine e la trama promette bene, anche se temo che l'autrice abbia fatto un po' di confusione tra Milano e Torino, perché il protagonista vive a Torino, ma invece di essere inseguito dall'esercito piemontese viene inseguito dagli austriaci, come se fosse stato a Milano che nel 1821 era effettivamente sotto il dominio austriaco...
Finito, nel complesso mi è piaciuto, anche se mi è sembrata una cattiveria da parte dell'autrice far sposare ad un certo punto il protagonista con una sconosciuta solo perché lei era in punto di morte... capisco la compassione, ma come fai a sposare una persona che praticamente non hai mai visto, quando sai che c'è un'altra donna che ti ama e a cui hai promesso che l'avresti sposata presto?! Boh.... secondo me l'autrice ha inserito quest'episodio perché aveva bisogno di un imprevisto che separasse Angelo da Beatrice, ma sarebbe bastato l'arresto di lui a dividerli, non serviva, almeno secondo me, metterci un carico ulteriore...
(Recensione ripresa da: http://www.anobii.com/books/Il_Patrio...)
Finito, nel complesso mi è piaciuto, anche se mi è sembrata una cattiveria da parte dell'autrice far sposare ad un certo punto il protagonista con una sconosciuta solo perché lei era in punto di morte... capisco la compassione, ma come fai a sposare una persona che praticamente non hai mai visto, quando sai che c'è un'altra donna che ti ama e a cui hai promesso che l'avresti sposata presto?! Boh.... secondo me l'autrice ha inserito quest'episodio perché aveva bisogno di un imprevisto che separasse Angelo da Beatrice, ma sarebbe bastato l'arresto di lui a dividerli, non serviva, almeno secondo me, metterci un carico ulteriore...
(Recensione ripresa da: http://www.anobii.com/books/Il_Patrio...)
October 22, 2010
This was my inbetween my required book club reads book. It was a good read. Lots of history, which I love and an intriguing love story.
June 19, 2011
Mindless pool side reading.....
October 22, 2012
i loved it
December 9, 2015
Boring. Nothing much happened.
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June 4, 2016Used - Good - binding worn
March 4, 2012
Bad plot, English artist in Italy
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