The Betrothed
Publisher: J M Dent & Sons Ltd
Published: June 1983
Number of pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9780460009997
First sentence: "ONE arm of Lake Como turns off to the south between two unbroken chains of mountains, which cut it up into a series of bays and inlets as the hills advance into the water and retreat again, until it quite suddenly grows much narrower and takes on the appea"