The Silent Village
The Silent Village is the first book by author Merryn Corcoran.
Synopsis
Against the majestic, visual backdrop of the French and Italian Riviera, three generations of strong passionate women fight for the survival and the future legacy of their families. Merryn weaves a tale of fact and fiction linking the three generations in a gripping tale of fate, romance and mystery.
1944: Menton France. Allessia Riess’s family are brutally murdered by the Germans across the border in Italy in the small perched medieval village of Castel Vittorio. Allessia’s sister in law Carla and her nephew Mario are the only survivors. They come to live with Allessia and her young daughter Sylvie in Menton. The Germans have replaced Mussolini as occupiers on the French Riviera. This new occupation brings horrific consequences for the Riess family.
1955: Europe is emerging from the shadow of the war. Seventeen year old Rebecca Samuels arrives from London to work in the Riviera city of Nice. Naive and vulnerable, she falls for forbidden love which alters the course of her life forever.
2009: Sarah Anderson aged fifty five and recently widowed makes the decision to track down her birth family, her quest commences in her home town of London then moves on to the Riviera where she indulges in a passionate love affair before finally discovering the impossible story of her birth family.
Details
ISBN 13: 9780957364127
ISBN 10: 0957364121
Print Length: 230 pages
Publisher: Calder Walker Associates 2013, Umbria Press; 1 edition (22 December 2013)
Amazon ASIN: B00HHHLNT6
Reviews
“The Silent Village – a cracking page turner!” Alexis Parr – Daily Mail
“The Silent Village Quickly Hits #4 on New Zealand Best Sellers List”
“Prepare to lose some sleep because “The Silent Village” is one of those books that will keep you up late because you just can’t put it down. A real page-turner that brings drama, romance and mystery to life in a story that will have you booking your next trip to Europe to find the Silent Village for yourself. Thoroughly good read. ★★★★★”