The light in the ruins
Subtitle: a novel
By: Chris Bohjalian
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780385534819; 9780385534826
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Murderers; Nobility; Fiction
Description: Hoping to safeguard themselves from the ravages of World War II within the walls of their ancient villa in Florence, the noble Rosatis family become prisoners in their home when eighteen-year-old Cristina's courtship by a German lieutenant prompts the Nazis to take over the estate, a situation that leads to a serial murder investigation years later.