The Summer Villa

Author: Melissa Hill
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN: 1488081972
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description
A trip to a villa on Italy’s Amalfi Coast alters the course of three very different women’s lives in this #1 international bestseller about friendship. Villa Dolce Vita, a rambling stone house on the Amalfi Coast, sits high above the Gulf of Naples amid dappled lemon groves and fragrant, tumbling bougainvillea. Kim, Colette and Annie all came to the villa in need of escape and in the process forged an unlikely friendship. Now, years later, Kim has transformed the crumbling house into a luxury retreat and has invited her friends back for the summer to celebrate. But as friendships are rekindled under the Italian sun, secrets buried in the past will come to light, and not everyone is happy that the three friends are reuniting . . . Each woman will have things to face up to if they are all to find true happiness and fully embrace the sweet life. An epic summer read about food, friendship and the magic of Italy, perfect for fans of Mary Kay Andrews and Susan Mallery.

At A Summer Villa

Author: Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 9

Book Description
Experience the charm and social intricacies of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's "At a Summer Villa." This short story delves into the lives of individuals spending their summer at a villa, exploring the interactions and relationships that develop in this seasonal setting. Chekhov’s narrative captures the essence of leisure and the subtle shifts in personal dynamics during a summer retreat. Chekhov, known for his acute insight into human nature, presents a vivid depiction of the villa’s social scene and the complexities of its inhabitants. His story provides a rich exploration of how seasonal settings influence personal interactions and emotions. "At a Summer Villa" is a delightful and engaging examination of summer life and social relationships, perfect for readers who enjoy Chekhov’s portrayal of human nature and seasonal settings.

Summer at the Villa Rosa

Author: Nicky Pellegrino
Publisher: Orion
ISBN: 1409136906
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255

Book Description
Raffaella Moretti, by far the most beautiful girl in the southern Italian town of Triento, is about to marry the only boy she has ever loved. It seems that nothing but happiness lies in store for her. Yet, just one year later, she is a widow, and has taken a job as housekeeper in the Villa Rosa, working for a young American. As Raffaella struggles to recapture her lost happiness she starts looking for ways to help those around her to do the same. There is Silvana the baker's wife, her passion barely hidden; Carlotta the gardener's daughter with her mysterious grief, and the kind and gentle owner of the Gypsy Tearoom who offers Raffaella friendship. As the lives of these villagers interweave, Raffaella is pulled into a conflict that threatens to divide Triento and destroy all she holds dear. Filled with love, delicious food and wonderful characters, SUMMER AT THE VILLA ROSA is like taking a seat in a sun-drenched piazza and absorbing yourself in the sights and sounds of Italian life. ****** Readers are loving Nicky Pellegrino! 'I could smell the fresh pasta, feel the sunshine, smell the sea breeze and feel my worries wash away. It was lovely to stumble down the cobbled paths and stroll along the beautiful scenery' 'Through Italy, through food, through heartbreak, through love, through family. Add in a pinch of karmic justice and you have the perfect read with a joyful ending!' 'Once again Nicky Pellegrino had me captivated with this amazing story. It made me laugh, made me cry. I read it in one afternoon' 'I will say that if you are a woman on the cusp of discovering who you are and what your heart desires...then you will devour this book as I did' 'Such a great escapism read, full of emotions and family drama with love'

Summer's Lease

Author: John Mortimer
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0140158278
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
The villa near a small Tuscan town is everything the Pargeter family could want for three weeks. But when the idyll turns sour, Molly Pargeter begins to wonder about their mysterious absentee landlord.

Villa America

Author: Liza Klaussmann
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
ISBN: 0316211370
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
A dazzling novel set in the French Riviera based on the real-life inspirations for F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is The Night. When Sara Wiborg and Gerald Murphy met and married, they set forth to create a beautiful world together-one that they couldn't find within the confines of society life in New York City. They packed up their children and moved to the South of France, where they immediately fell in with a group of expats, including Hemingway, Picasso, and Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald. On the coast of Antibes they built Villa America, a fragrant paradise where they invented summer on the Riviera for a group of bohemian artists and writers who became deeply entwined in each other's affairs. There, in their oasis by the sea, the Murphys regaled their guests and their children with flamboyant beach parties, fiery debates over the newest ideas, and dinners beneath the stars. It was, for a while, a charmed life, but these were people who kept secrets, and who beneath the sparkling veneer were heartbreakingly human. When a tragic accident brings Owen, a young American aviator who fought in the Great War, to the south of France, he finds himself drawn into this flamboyant circle, and the Murphys find their world irrevocably, unexpectedly transformed. A handsome, private man, Owen intrigues and unsettles the Murphys, testing the strength of their union and encouraging a hidden side of Gerald to emerge. Suddenly a life in which everything has been considered and exquisitely planned becomes volatile, its safeties breached, the stakes incalculably high. Nothing will remain as it once was. Liza Klaussman expertly evokes the 1920s cultural scene of the so-called "Lost Generation." Ravishing and affecting, and written with infinite tenderness, Villa America is at once the poignant story of a marriage and of a golden age that could not last.

Josef Frank

Author: Mikael Bergquist
Publisher: Park Publishing (WI)
ISBN: 9783038601364
Category : Architect-designed houses
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Between 1924 and 1936, the Austrian-born architect and designer who became a Swedish citizen, designed five summer houses in Falsterbo. In Villa Carlsten, the smallest of the Flasterbo projects, Frank shows how modernism can be combined with comfort in an inclusive and refined everyday architecture.

The Villa

Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101146346
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 553

Book Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts exposes a proud family’s deadly secrets in this passionate tale of two Napa Valley rivals... PR executive Sophia Giambelli loves her job and has never worried about competition. For three generations, her family’s wines have been world-renowned for their quality. But things are about to change at Villa Giambelli. Tereza, the matriarch, has announced a merger with the MacMillan family’s winery—and Sophia will be assuming a new role. As a savvy businesswoman, Sophia knows she must be prepared for anything...but she isn’t prepared for Tyler MacMillan. They’ve been ordered to work together very closely, to facilitate the merger. Sophia must teach Ty the finer points of marketing—and Ty, in turn, shows her how to get down and dirty, to use the sun, rain, and earth to coax the sweetest grapes from the vineyard. As they toil together, both in and out of the fields, Sophia is torn between a powerful attraction and a professional rivalry. At the end of the season, the course of the company’s future—and the legacy of the villa—may take an entirely new direction. And when acts of sabotage threaten both the family business and the family itself, Sophia’s quest will be not only for dominance, but also for survival.

The Gypsy Tearoom

Author: Nicky Pellegrino
Publisher: Orion Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780752873626
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 293

Book Description
A wonderfully atmospheric, touching and sumptuous novel about a young widow's search for happiness in a small Italian village, from the author of the internationally successful debut, DELICIOUS.

Villa

Author: John Saladino
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
ISBN: 9780711229686
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
John Saladino's powerful new book is nothing less than a master class in interior and garden design. Villa focuses on the stone ruin in Southern California that Saladino painstakingly refashioned into his dream house, and it shows how his principles and passions guided him through the five-year process of reconstruction, restoration, and decoration. With the aid of plans and drawings, as well as numerous photographs of the house — how it looked in the 1920s, shots of when he bought it, and snaps taken during reconstruction — Saladino traces the architectural work involved. Then, in a superbly illustrated tour of the house and grounds, he proves that he practices what he’s preached for more than 30 years. Juxtaposing light and dark, old and new, classical and modern, monumental and miniscule, hard and soft, Saladino creates the serenely timeless interiors and gardens that are his hallmark.

Great Villas of the Riviera

Author: Shirley Johnston
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780847820702
Category : Architecture littorale - France - Côte d'Azur
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Photographic essay of the of the villas of the Riviera set against the backdrop of mountains, rocky harbors, and sweeping bays.