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The Tuscan child, Rhys Bowen

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The Tuscan child

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Rhys Bowen

Thirty years after her British bomber pilot father parachuted from his stricken plane into German-occupied Tuscany, Joanna embarks on a healing journey to learn about her father's hidden wartime past1944. British bomber pilot Hugo Langley parachuted from his stricken plane into German-occupied Tuscany. Badly wounded, he found refuge in a ruined monastery-- and in the arms of Sofia Bartoli. Nearly thirty years later, his daughter, Joanna, arranging her father's funeral, discover an unopened letter addressed to Sofia-- with a startling revelation. She sets off on a healing journey to Tuscany to understand her father’s history-- but some would prefer the past be left undisturbed