THE VENICE SKETCHBOOK by Rhys Bowen - Review & Giveaway

 


THE VENICE SKETCHBOOK (LakeUnionPublishing) by Rhys Bowen tells the duel-timeline narratives of Juliet "Lettie" Browning from 1928, WWII - the present and her great-niece Caroline Grant currently. Aunt Lettie dies in 2001, while Caroline is in the middle of divorcing her husband, and missing her young son, Teddy who is in New York visiting his father. When Aunt Lettie dies, Caroline is gifted a sketchbook, three keys and a message to go to her Aunt's beloved, Venice.

I've been to cities around the world, but have yet to visit, Venice. When I picture the "Floating City," I think of the Grand Canal, breathtaking art in museums, spectacular architecture, delicious food, music, religion and of course, beautiful Italian men. Bowens beautiful prose captures all the picture postcard beauty of Venice.

Aunt Lettie and Caroline both experience the magic of romance, but I'm not going to tell you anymore than that. The novel is cinematic and will definitely be one of my favorites of 2001. I suggest you pour yourself a glass of Prosecco and allow yourself to fully immerse in this novel.

Rhys Bowen is the New York Times bestselling author of more than forty novels, including The Victory Garden, The Tuscan Child, and the World War II-based In Farleigh Field, the winner of the Left Coast Crime Award for Best Historical Mystery Novel and the Agatha Award for Best Historical Novel. Bowen’s work has won twenty honors to date, including multiple Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity awards. Her books have been translated into many languages, and she has fans around the world, including seventeen thousand Facebook followers. A transplanted Brit, Bowen divides her time between California and Arizona.

www.rhysbowen.com

Thanks to Lake Union Publishing we have one copy to giveaway. Just tell us the most recent historical novel you've read focusing on WWII. I read and loved THE SECRET STEALERS by Jane Healey. Please make sure you leave your email address.

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Comments

  1. NancyApril 13, 2021 at 9:33 AM

    The last WW II era book I remember reading is All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr.

    Nancy
    allibrary (at) aol (dot) com

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  2. DonnaApril 13, 2021 at 10:10 AM

    I am drawn to WWII novels. The most recent one I read is THE NINE: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany by Gwen Strauss. My email address is: donna.shaw36@gmail.com

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    1. JaneApril 13, 2021 at 10:51 AM

      I tried to read this book but I think because I read Eternal right before this one I couldn't get into it and did not finish.

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  3. JaneApril 13, 2021 at 10:51 AM

    I read Eternal by Lisa Scottoline which was the best historical novel I've read in a long time. My email address is: sweetbabyjane1@verizon.net

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  4. taurusApril 13, 2021 at 1:31 PM

    An ARC of The Forest Of Vanishing Stars by Kristin Hamel.

    jtcgc at yahoo dot com

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  5. diannekcApril 13, 2021 at 1:44 PM

    The Book of Lost Names was the last WWII book that I've read.
    diannekc8(at)gmail(dot)com

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  6. Marcia CrabtreeApril 13, 2021 at 5:02 PM

    The Tattooist of Auschwitz
    betterthaneticket@gmail.com

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  7. bn100April 16, 2021 at 9:08 PM

    none recently
    bn100candg at hotmail dot com

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  8. travelerApril 17, 2021 at 6:39 AM

    The Children's Train by Viola Ardone. I read mainly historicals which are concentrating on World War 11 and they are profound, and memorable.
    saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  9. Kayla Book Lover in FloridaApril 19, 2021 at 9:42 AM

    The Four Winds

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  10. JoApril 20, 2021 at 1:26 PM

    the long flight home

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  11. Nancy PApril 29, 2021 at 9:00 PM

    1945 by Robert Conroy

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  12. Terri L.May 2, 2021 at 7:46 PM

    The Prisoner’s Wife

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