The Road to Urbino (eBook)

Roma Tearne (Autor)

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2025
352 Seiten
Pushkin Press (Verlag)
978-1-80533-472-9 (ISBN)

Infos

'EVERY ACT HAS A PAST. EVENTS DON'T MATERIALISE FROM NOWHERE.'Ras, a Tamil exile working at London's National Gallery, is awaiting trial for the theft of a Renaissance masterpiece. Searching for the truth behind her client's act, Ras's lawyer, Elizabeth, must piece together his story and that of enigmatic British writer Alex Benson. The trail she follows leads from Sri Lanka to the hills of Italy where, despite the serenity of the landscape, war's shadow looms long and large.A vivid and moving fresco of art, love and loss from the LA Times Prize shortlisted author of Mosquito and Brixton Beach.

Autor

Roma Tearne is a Sri Lankan-born novelist and filmmaker whose books include Bone China and Mosquito. She has been short-listed for the Costa, the Kirimaya, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize and long-listed for the Orange Prize and the Asian Man Booker.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2025
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: Art and Culture • art theft • character-driven narrative • Compelling storytelling • Contemporary fiction • contemporary relevance • Cultural Identity • Diaspora • emotional depth • evocative prose • Heartfelt Narrative • historical fiction • Immigration • International Intrigue • intertwined stories • Italy • legal drama • literary fiction • love and loss • lush landscapes • National Gallery • personal story • praise for Roma Tearne • Renaissance masterpiece • Roma Tearne • Search for Truth • social issues • Sri Lanka • Tamil exile • war
• ISBN-10: 1-80533-472-7 / 1805334727
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80533-472-9 / 9781805334729